Job Summary
The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) is primarily responsible in association with the attending physician(s), for management of the high-risk newborn and infants.
NNP provides comprehensive direct patient care for high-risk newborns and infants with life threatening or high acuity conditions that require constant monitoring.
Responsibilities include completing history and physical examinations, ordering and interpreting radiographic and laboratory test, diagnosing illness, documenting patient care services with EMR, and performing procedures within the NNP's scope of practice and demonstrated competency.
Job Specific Duties
* Diagnoses medical and surgical problems of high risk newborn.
* Works variable shifts, weekends and holidays.
* Develops, implements, evaluates, monitors, manages, and modify a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
* Ensures plan of care is of sufficient breadth and depth to guide the interdisciplinary team in achieving the desired health outcomes for patients and families.
* Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care across departments and promoting optimal patient outcomes.
* Contributes to the development of peers, colleagues, and others to improve patient outcomes and to promote growth of the nursing profession by facilitating collaboration and communication.
* Ensures understanding and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the developmental level of the patient.
* Generates, collects, and integrates data from a wide variety of sources in order to make clinical judgments and decisions about the initiation of orders, procedures, referrals, and treatments.
* Accountable for maintaining current expertise and skills in order to facilitate a high quality of clinical performance and to promote professional growth.
* Models professional verbal and written communication with the interdisciplinary team members involved in the ongoing management of patients to optimize patient outcomes.
* Participates in patient care (writing daily progress notes, coordinating clinical care, discharge planning, etc.).
* Writes orders, monitors/alters drug therapies, and performs other procedures with education and experience within established protocol in collaborative relationship with a Physician(s).
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Minimum Job Requirements
* Master's degree in Nursing or Doctorate of Nursing (DNP)
* APRN State of Florida Licensure - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
* Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification by the National Certification Corporation
* Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
* American Heart Association BLS - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
* Level II Background Check
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
* Able to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, families, and co-workers.
* NNP experience preferred.
* Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
* Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
* Ability to problem solve to formulate a plan of care and evaluate the patient's response to care.
* Ability to interpret, adapt, and react calmly under stressful conditions.
* Able to work variable shifts, weekends and holidays.
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Type: Permanent Location: Naples, US-FL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-07-25 08:29:14
The Clinical Dietitian provides total nutrition care and is a member of the interdisciplinary health care team.
The Clinical Dietitian provides evidence-based care to patients through Assessment of needs, defining appropriate nutrition Diagnoses, implementing Interventions, Monitoring the success of interventions, and evaluating outcomes. Nutrition care is communicated using electronic medical health records, verbal discussions with the interdisciplinary health care team, patients and their families. Supports the development and review of regular and therapeutic meals/menus.
Displays competence in providing nutrition care to infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
Part of committees, and/or task forces to improve department, program and hospital processes and patient care outcomes.
Stays current with most recent nutrition-related trends, research, policy, certifications and standards of practice. Completes continuing education specific to program specialty. Is the nutrition expert in relation to population needs per assigned rehabilitation programs.
Hours: PRN, as needed
Responsibilities:
* Screens, assesses, and monitors patients according to established policies and procedures.
Interprets physician orders related to dietary requirements. Provides education and discharge diet instructions for patients and family members.
* Provides nutrition recommendations related to critically ill patients, or those with multiple injuries or disease processes. Interacts with physicians in a consultant role.
* Investigates nutritional problems of patients and establishes priorities to ensure appropriate nutritional intervention.
* Participates actively in team huddles for patients served.
* Maintains appropriate documentation of nutritional intervention in patient’s medical records and in food service departmental records. Monitors peer charting using a standardized formal review protocol reflecting regulatory requirements.
* Assists with in-service training according to Joint Commission requirements and needs. To include monthly in-services for nursing unit(s), dietary department, support groups (frequency as assigned). Maintains an adequate supply of instructional materials for patients and staff.
* Assists with training, and clinical and non-clinical supervision of diet clerks and department operations to ensure established standards are met. To include department nutrition presentations as assigned.
* Collects data, evaluates data and develops reports on assigned quality and performance initiatives
* Pursues own educational opportunities.
Maintains personal and professional growth and development.
* Performs assigned duties in a manner that ensures excellent customer service.
* Probes potential problems and apprises manager of status on resolution of problems or issues. Using appropriate resources when necessary.
* Rotates the respon...
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Type: Permanent Location: Jacksonville, US-FL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2025-07-25 08:28:51
