Registered Nurse - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Internship

About This Role

This internship provides a unique educational pathway for Registered Nurses to transition into Neonatal Nurse Practitioners. It focuses on developing essential skills and knowledge for providing high-quality care to neonatal patients and facilitating communication among multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care of acutely ill neonates in intensive care and acute care unit settings under direct supervision of a licensed Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
• Present pertinent data to medical staff
• Collect and interpret reports from diagnostic lab tests, radiographic procedures, and clinical studies
• Confer with attending physicians and communicate with other care providers/consultants to coordinate clinical care
• Streamline the patient transfer process between levels of care
• Attend high risk deliveries and assist with neonatal resuscitation activities
• Perform procedures and order entry once credentialed and privileged as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Requirements

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Neonatal Specialty

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Neonatal Specialty

Nice to Have

• Demonstrated excellent verbal communication skills
• Ability to function under the direct supervision of a licensed NNP while assuring the medical care team is functioning smoothly and in collaboration with each other
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate clinical care ideas across multiple patient care services and to communicate as a patient advocate
• Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of current medical, surgical, and pharmaceutical treatment modalities of the acute and chronically ill neonates

Benefits