Job Details: NP - Neonatal

Description: NP - Neonatal
Anchored by one of the nation's largest multi-specialty group practices, a 325-bed teaching hospital with Level II Trauma Center, and more than 45 regional facilities, Gundersen Lutheran Health System, based in La Crosse, Wis., serves more than 500,000 residents of western Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa. Specialty outreach, telemedicine, distance learning, digital imaging and other services link Gundersen Lutheran with regional clinics, hospital affiliates and referring providers in a 19-county area. Gundersen Lutheran has been named a Top 100 organization 10 times in 10 years including Top 100 Hospital, Top 100 Heart Hospital and Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Network.

Currently seeking Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to be responsible for the clinical management of the infants in the NICU in conjunction with the Neonatologist. Will interface with nursing personnel by developing and maintaining a collaborative relationship with the interdisciplinary team. Accountable to the Neonatologist for clinical management of NICU patients and to the Administrative Director for interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies, standards and guidelines.

Education/Learning Experience
- Required: Masters of Science in Nursing granted by an accredited college or university, and qualified for cert. as an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber as defined in Chapter N 8.03 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
- Desired: MA or MS with focus in Neonatal Nursing, certified from a NNP program.

Work Experience:
- Required: Minimum of 2 years experience in an NICU.
- Desired: Previous NNP experience for 2 or more years.

Skills/Knowledge:
- Required: Attentive communication, computer skills, team building, decision making and problem solving, advocacy, delegation, self aware, flexibility, adaptability, conflict management, independent practice, organization and time management skills, clinical and ethical judgment, foresight, change process.
- Desired: Systems and strategic thinking, vision, knowledge of the business of health care.

Licenses/Certifications
Required: Current license to practice as Registered Nurse in state of WI as defined in Chapter N 8.02 of the WI Administrative Code; current cert. from a national certification body approved by the Board of Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner.
(No hard copy or e-mailed applications or resumes, please)

Contact: Lisa Hillyer
Email: ljhillye@gundluth.org
Phone: 608-775-3388
Address: La Crosse, WI 54601

Posting Date: Jan 2 08