What are the responsibilities and job description for the NP/PA - Well Newborn Nursery - WDH position at Mass General Brigham?
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Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Per diem opportunity
Job Summary
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is a community hospital located in Dover, New Hampshire, about 70 miles north of Boston and is a part of Mass General Brigham network. WDH Women & Children’s Center currently has over 1700 deliveries per year and offers complete family-focused care, making it the delivery destination for the New Hampshire Seacoast. The centerpiece of the WDH Newborn Program is a 12-bed Level IIB Special Care Nursery, offering care to infants born at 32 weeks of gestation and higher. WDH’s close medical and nursing collaboration with the Mass General Brigham Academic Medical Centers ensures the most advanced approach to infant care. The qualified candidate will be joining a dynamic group of advanced practice practitioners and physicians, led by a neonatologist medical director. Newborn and Pediatric services at WDH are supported by MGH pediatric subspecialties, including pediatric cardiology, pulmonary, endocrinology and gastroenterology.
Newborn Nursery
The provider will manage infants in the Newborn Nursery as a primary provider in collaboration with supervising physician. This involves daily rounding, daily comprehensive assessments, review of patient data, and development of plans for all infants. Diagnoses are varied and include those infants who are experiencing delayed transition, mild respiratory distress, hypoglycemic infants, late preterm infants, convalescing preterm infants, and infants born to mothers with substance use disorder. Responsible for daily care, coordinating and planning discharge home, supporting and updating families, and conducting family meetings.
Qualifications
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Applicants must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of New Hampshire and be appropriately board certified.
Remote Type
Onsite
Work Location
700 Central Avenue
Pay Range
$120,390.40 - $170,456.00/Annual
Grade
7
At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.
EEO Statement
The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Per diem opportunity
Job Summary
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is a community hospital located in Dover, New Hampshire, about 70 miles north of Boston and is a part of Mass General Brigham network. WDH Women & Children’s Center currently has over 1700 deliveries per year and offers complete family-focused care, making it the delivery destination for the New Hampshire Seacoast. The centerpiece of the WDH Newborn Program is a 12-bed Level IIB Special Care Nursery, offering care to infants born at 32 weeks of gestation and higher. WDH’s close medical and nursing collaboration with the Mass General Brigham Academic Medical Centers ensures the most advanced approach to infant care. The qualified candidate will be joining a dynamic group of advanced practice practitioners and physicians, led by a neonatologist medical director. Newborn and Pediatric services at WDH are supported by MGH pediatric subspecialties, including pediatric cardiology, pulmonary, endocrinology and gastroenterology.
Newborn Nursery
The provider will manage infants in the Newborn Nursery as a primary provider in collaboration with supervising physician. This involves daily rounding, daily comprehensive assessments, review of patient data, and development of plans for all infants. Diagnoses are varied and include those infants who are experiencing delayed transition, mild respiratory distress, hypoglycemic infants, late preterm infants, convalescing preterm infants, and infants born to mothers with substance use disorder. Responsible for daily care, coordinating and planning discharge home, supporting and updating families, and conducting family meetings.
Qualifications
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manages the health care of patients within Newborn Services through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
- Develops treatment plans, orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
- Coordinates the care of select patient populations to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.
- Coordinates patient transfers and admissions within Newborn Services.
- Participates in professional development and lifelong learning, including participation in resident medical education and training. Participates in continuing education, quality improvement initiatives, clinical outcome evaluation and monitoring as well as medical and nursing research.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Strong organizational and project management skills; ability to set priorities
- Identifies own learning needs and develops a plan to meet them
- Adheres to annual retraining requirements
- Writes prescriptions in accordance with patients’ needs and regulatory and practice guidelines
Applicants must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of New Hampshire and be appropriately board certified.
Remote Type
Onsite
Work Location
700 Central Avenue
Pay Range
$120,390.40 - $170,456.00/Annual
Grade
7
At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.
EEO Statement
The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.
Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.
Salary : $120,390 - $170,456
