Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, NNP, or Physician Assistant, PA-C, Park Ridge - Full Time

Essential Functions

• Utilizes advanced knowledge and skills to provide nursing and selected medical procedures for neonates and infants
• Communicates and collaborates with appropriate members of the health care team, including patient families
• Works to improve the quality of care provided to neonates
• Advances the care of neonates through participation in and application of the research process. Shares knowledge on a formal and informal basis with interdisciplinary team as relates to specialty area
• Ensures the continuous quality of professional services by maintaining updated knowledge and skills
• Maintaining current and valid licensure with the State Board of Nursing to provide continuous nursing services to prevent the spread of bloodborne and/or airborne disease(s)
• Ensures age/developmentally appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served

Skills and Qualifications

• Advanced clinical assessment skills for neonates
• Ability to make sound and timely decisions Ability to cooperate and work well with others

Licensure

• Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant - Certified

Education/Experience Required

• Master's Degree or equivalent as a Nurse Practitioner
• Master of Physician Assistant Studies with post graduate fellowships/residency in Neonatology.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Travel may be required
• Ability to work varying hours and shifts to meet the needs of Advocate Health Care. This may include on call coverage
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and in difficult situations.
• Able to respond quickly to patient needs and work at a fast pace
• Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients.
• Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick
• This position can recognize needs and behaviors of a variety of patient age groups; i.e., understand child growth and development, normal patterns of adolescent behavior and looks for signs of normal aging.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.