Advanced Practice Fellow - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Master's degree
• •Less than 1 year experience
• •Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
• •Basic foundation in evidence-based practice
• •Adequate medical and nursing knowledge
• •Clinical/technical competence
• •Sound clinical judgment
• •Professional communication skills
• •Timely and compliant documentation
• •Ability to function in a variety of inpatient and outpatient care settings
• •Completion of a specialty-relevant project
• •Completion of courses through the Neonatal Program at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing
• •Completion of clinical hours in the NICU at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital
• •13-month fellowship commitment
• •January 1, 2027 start date
• •Assessment of health status including complete history and physical examination
• •Ordering and collection of diagnostic data and procedures
• •Assessment of risks including medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions, and diagnostic procedures
• •Collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team in making accurate diagnoses
• •Management of diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision
• •Formulation of differential diagnoses by priority
• •Diagnosis of complications and identification of appropriate interventions
• •Formulation of a plan of care to address acute and complex, chronic health care needs
• •Utilization of evidence-based practice guidelines or protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care
• •Implementation and modification of plan of care
• •Prescription of diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions (pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, and surgical)
• •Management of further diagnostic tests through ordering, performance, and interpretation
• •Performance of advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation
• •Maintenance of ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team members
• •Facilitation of communication with patient, family, and staff
• •Documentation of key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary and/or clinic note
• •Timely documentation meeting compliance standards
• •Accurate capturing of patient acuity and/or complexity
• •Preceptor/mentoring, education, and instruction of students and nursing staff
• •Active engagement in research and analysis of evidence-based practice
• •Attendance at Grand Rounds, AP Council meetings, faculty and unit meetings, MM & I presentations, and other education opportunities
• •Maintenance of continuing education to maintain licensure and certification requirements
• •Active participation in required professional development fellowship curriculum
• •Delivery of job responsibilities impacting own job area/team with some guidance
• •Use of existing procedures, research, and analysis to solve standard job-related problems requiring some judgement
• •Subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements
• •Individual contribution to project/work teams
• •Continuous improvement of own skills by identifying development opportunities
• •Understanding of colleagues' priorities, working styles, and development of relationships across areas
• •Open sharing of information with others and clear, courteous communication
• •Investment of time to understand problems, needs of others, and provision of excellent service
• •Understanding of issues, solving routine problems, and raising proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner
• •Listening carefully to understand issues and providing accurate information and support
• •Checking work quality before delivery and asking relevant questions to meet quality standards
• •Eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools, or systems and willingness to go above and beyond
• •Demonstration of basic knowledge of conditions affecting safety and reporting unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department
• •Taking responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinking beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service
• •Understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources
• •Use of accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error
• •Willingness to propose/accept ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them
• •Absorption of new technology quickly; understanding when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action
• •Embracing changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporating change instructions into own area of work