Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal ICU
Location: Las Vegas Nevada
Description: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada is employing Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal ICU right now, this career will be placed in Nevada. More details about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Assess, diagnose and treat patients. Duties include obtaining patient’s health history, performing physical exam, prescribing laboratory tests and medication, providing pati! ent and family education and providing technical expertise to other nurses. Incumbents in this class work independently under the general direction of a physician pursuant to state statute.
This is a non-union position. Applicants for employment to non-union eligible positions are not eligible for longevity benefits. Current UMC employees who have not qualified for longevity payments (do not have 8 full years of creditable service) and who voluntarily transfer, promote, demote or are reassigned into a non-union eligible position will not receive the longevity benefit.
Job Requirement:
Education/Experience:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and a minimum of two (2) years Neonatal ICU RN experience.
Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Valid State of Nevada License to Practice as a Registered Nurse; State of Nevada License to Practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse; State of Nevada Pharmacy Board License to! Prescribe Medications; DEA Controlled Substance Registration ! Certificate, and; American Heart Association Healthcare Provider certification; Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol (NRP) certification.
Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements:
PREFERRED:
MASTERS PREPARED
NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONER (NNP) EXPERIENCE IN A SIMILAR FACILITY.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements:
Knowledge of:
Anatomy and physiology; chemistry; microbiology; age appropriate growth and development; pathophysiology and disease processes; current standards of medical and health care; limitations of the scope of practice; diagnostic tools; pharmacology; department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age specific patient care practices.
Skill in:
Diagnosing patien! t conditions and interpreting findings from examination and diagnostic tests; performing complete physical examinations; taking medical histories; writing information in patient chart; oral communication with patient to obtain information and convey health information; communicating effectively with a wide variety of patients from a diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; using a variety of diagnostic tools, depending upon area of specialization; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Mobility to work in a typical clinical setting and use standard equipment, stamina to remain standing and/or walk for extended periods of time, vision to read instruments, printed materials and a VDT screen, hearing and speech to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasi! onally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible! amount of force constantly to move objects.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada.
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This career starts available on: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:36:09 GMT