About the position
The Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU) is a 64-bed, private-room unit with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit, and a Small Baby Unit. The team consists of our full-time neonatologists, nurse practitioners, residents, APP and physician fellows, nurses, respiratory therapists, and consultants from multiple specialties delivering the most advanced care to premature and high-risk infants. The rounding approach is family-centered, and isolation facilities are available. Responsibilities include the management of premature and high-risk infants, bedside invasive and non-invasive monitoring, conventional and high-frequency ventilation, and surgery in multiple specialties, including cardiac and neurology. There is an opportunity to perform procedures such as intubation, thoracentesis, PICC, arterial and umbilical lines, as well as newborn resuscitation for all high-risk deliveries. Additional opportunities include assisting with the transport of critical infants and rotating to Level II nurseries in the OSF Health Care System. Shared governance opportunities are available within the scope of Safety, Quality Improvement, Education, and Focused Unit Based and Hospital Wide Committees.
Responsibilities
- Manage premature and high-risk infants in the NCCU.
- Perform bedside invasive and non-invasive monitoring.
- Administer conventional and high-frequency ventilation.
- Conduct surgeries in multiple specialties, including cardiac and neurology.
- Perform procedures such as intubation, thoracentesis, PICC, arterial and umbilical lines.
- Provide newborn resuscitation for all high-risk deliveries.
- Assist with the transport of critical infants.
- Rotate to Level II nurseries in the OSF Health Care System.
- Participate in shared governance opportunities.
Requirements
- Licensed to provide advanced practice nursing services in Illinois or physician assistant services.
- Licensed by the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and State of Illinois for prescribing narcotics.
- BLS/ALS Certified.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in neonatal care is preferred.
- New graduates will be considered.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off.
- Vacation and holiday time off.
- Well-being time for self-care or mission trips.
- Sick leave for self or to care for an ill family member.
- CME time and dollars.
- Health, life, dental, and retirement plans.
- Paid occurrence based malpractice.
- Concierge relocation services.
- Student Loan repayment counseling.
- Career Development through the Physician Leadership Academy.
- Clinical base hourly pay range: $64.61-78.83.
