Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Advanced Practice Provider, Neonatology, St. Joseph's

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited APRN or PA academic program.
  • National certification as an Acute Care ANP, Acute Care PNP, or NNP; or NCCPA certification.
  • Eligible for RN licensure in NH (for APRNs).
  • Eligible for APRN or PA licensure in NH.
  • Eligible for Federal DEA Registration.
  • BLS certification required.
  • ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP certification as appropriate.

Responsibilities

  • Provide primary care for well-babies in the neonatal unit.
  • Attend high-risk deliveries as part of the neonatal team.
  • Lead neonatal resuscitations and stabilize sick infants awaiting transfer.
  • Ensure continuity of hospital-based coverage 24/7 at St. Joseph Hospital.
  • Collaborate with neonatologists and other team members in patient care.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for training to expand skills in stabilizing acutely ill infants.
  • Work in a Baby Friendly designated hospital environment.
  • Join a collaborative team of pediatric providers including Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
  • Engagement in a supportive hospital culture providing personalized patient care.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Department of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Health Children’s is seeking a full time Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our team of Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Neonatologists.  We are looking for pediatric providers to join our neonatal hospitalist team at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH.

The Birth Center of Nashua at St. Joseph Hospital provides labor and delivery services as well as Level I nursery care for around 600 families annually, and is designated as a Baby Friendly hospital.  Their spacious unit allows personalized and state-of-the-art obstetric, post-partum, and well-baby care.

The role includes hospital-based coverage 24/7 at St. Joseph Hospital. The pediatric APP will be responsible for the primary care of a caseload of well-babies, attend high-risk deliveries, serve as team leader in neonatal resuscitations and stabilization of sick infants awaiting transfer. Successful candidates will have experience with pediatrics, in either an inpatient or outpatient setting, and ideally will have experience attending high-risk deliveries and providing initial stabilization in the immediate postnatal period.  Opportunities for training to expand skill set to stabilization of acutely ill infants for transport will be provided by the Dartmouth Health neonatal team. The position reports to the St. Joseph Hospital pediatric hospitalist APP Lead and the Section Chief of Neonatology.

 

Qualifications
  • Graduate of an accredited APRN or PA academic program
  • National specialty certification as an Acute Care ANP, Acute Care PNP or NNP; or Certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Required Licensure/Certifications
  • Eligible for RN licensure in the State of NH (APRNs only)
  • Eligible for APRN or PA licensure in the State of NH
  • Eligible for Federal DEA Registration
  • BLS certification
  • ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP as appropriate

About Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) is a nonprofit academic health system that serves a population of 1.9 million in New England. DHMC includes a 396-bed tertiary care hospital, research and clinical facilities for the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. DHMC is the largest private employer in New Hampshire and is the only academic medical center in the state. The medical center is affiliated with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and is part of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, a network of healthcare providers in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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13,000 employees
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Founded
1983

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