Physician Assistant/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner- NICU - Full Time - Putnam Hospital, New York-$10,000 Sign-On Bonus!

Job description

Independently evaluates and manages treatment plans for newborns in a well born nursery setting. Able to care for newborns from birth to discharge. Identifies possible illness in a timely manner. Proficient in NRP and related procedures as primary provider. Knows when and how to seek assistance from on-call physician. Medical knowledge: Patient history. Gathers patient information following a template. Adapts the template with guidance and as appropriate to filter and prioritize pertinent positives and negatives based on broad diagnostic categories or possible diagnoses. - Clinical knowledge . With guidance, applies basic medical knowledge to common diagnoses in department. Expands clinical knowledge by asking insightful questions, seeking knowledge independently and reading medical literature critically. Incorporates issues of child health advocacy, preventive health care, ethical dilemmas, and cost of tests and therapies. - Diagnostic evaluation . Provides basic evaluation (e.g., diagnostic testing and consultation) for common diagnoses. Increasingly recommends broad evaluation based on an unfocused differential diagnosis. Reports results of diagnostic studies, identifying clinic...