Advanced Practice Contract Provider

Mercyhealth, an award-winning fully integrated health care delivery organization based in southcentral Wisconsin and northern Illinois, is seeking an experienced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join our Neonatal/Labor & Delivery team at Javon Bea Hospital- Riverside in Rockford, IL with level III NICU and at Mercyhealth Trauma Center Hospital in Janesville, WI

Mercyhealth's Mission – "Exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better."   Touching lives invigorates, inspires and drives us to do our very best, and we continuously look for ways to make each life better with the utmost care and professionalism

Opportunity:

• Join an excellent team of experienced physicians, a strong RN staff, and other support staff
• Work locations are Javon Bea Hospital- Riverside Rockford, IL Level III NICU  in L&D providing in house Peds/NB Nursery rounds; and  Mercyhealth Trauma Center –Janesville, WI 
• Shift times 830am-830am
• Day/Night Opportunities
• PRN available

Overview:

• A Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is an advanced practice registered nurse with experience as a beside registered nurse in a level III NICU, who is prepared to practice across the continuum, providing primary, acute, chronic, and critical care to neonates, infants, and toddlers through age 2.

Clinical Experience:

• Well Newborn Care

• Premature infant with RDS

• Infant with Hyperbilirubinemia

• SGA Infant

• Infant of a diabetic mother

• Infant with sepsis

• Infant with suspected cardiac problem

• Infant requiring surgery

• HIE Total body cooling

• Infant with meconium aspiration

• VLBW

• Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

• Persistent pulmonary hypertension/Respiratory failure

Skills/Procedures:

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation/NRP

• Intubation

• Fluid and electrolyte management of high risk infant

• Emergency Medications

• Blood products and blood transfusion

• Management of the infant receiving ventilator support

• Umbilical and venous artery catheterization

• Lumbar puncture, suprapubic tap, and septic workup

• Performance of screening diagnostic tests, therapeutic interventions, and emergency procedures

• Surveillance of the growing newborn and high risk infant

• Coordinating discharge and follow-up care for the high risk infant

• Chest tube insertion

• Placement of percutaneous central venous catheter

• Placement of peripheral arterial line

Qualifications:

• Ability to work well independently and under pressure.
• Strong communication/interpretive and analytical skills.
• A high level of independent judgment and ability to handle empowerment for independent action.
• Ability to pass the Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check and/or Illinois Health Care Worker's Background Check.

Education/Licensure:

• Graduate of an accredited MSN program
• IL and WI Licensing required and credentialing at Mercyhealth
• Current DEA number
• ATLS certification
• Other certifications as required

Compensation:

• Highly competitive compensation
• Sign-on bonus eligible
• CME allowance
• Robust and comprehensive benefit package

Mercyhealth:

Mercyhealth is a vertically integrated health care system in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois with approximately 800 physicians, 8,000 employees, 7 hospitals, 80 ambulatory locations, pharmacies, DME, Home Health, and an insurance company. We are large and growing, but we treat our physicians and employees as family.

• Holds valid APNP license in state of practice
• Hold valid state RN license in state of practice
• Has DEA authorization as needed
• Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.  Other Certifications per unit requirements: ACLS, PALS, PEARS, NRP

Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to: 

· Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.

· Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.

· Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.

· Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.

· Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.

· Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.