Full Job Description
The Advanced Practice Provider in the Neonatal Heart Center Unit provides specialized, family-centered care for neonates and young infants with congenital or acquired cardiac conditions who are preparing for cardiac procedures or recovering from higher-acuity care. The APP focuses on pre-operative readiness, optimization, growth and developmental support, and safe transition to home. This role emphasizes continuity, education, and multidisciplinary coordination within a lower-acuity but medically complex environment. This role also includes a collaborative consultation role with the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) team to support continuity of care and ensure smooth transitions across the care continuum.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive assessments of neonates with cardiac diagnoses, monitoring feeding tolerance, growth, respiratory stability, and hemodynamic trends
- Provide pre-operative management
- Develop and implement care plans for infants recovering from cardiac surgery, catheter-based intervention or medical management
- Manage step-down-level needs such as oxygen weaning, medication titration, feeding progression, wound care, and developmental support
- Interpret diagnostic data including labs, chest radiographs, and echocardiogram summaries to guide ongoing care
- Carry out and document all required newborn screening
- Perform procedures within scope of practice (e.g., proficient use of positive pressure ventilation, LMA placement, lumbar puncture, umbilical line placement, SVT management)
- Travel and provide safe transport with single ventricle physiology patients to and from radiology
- Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and collaborate closely with cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, neonatology, pharmacy, nursing, nutrition, and therapy services
- Provide clear, compassionate communication with families regarding care plans, progress and discharge readiness
Schedule
- Day shift, will include weekends, and holidays based on program needs
- 4-10hr days, would consider 5-8hrs
- Weekend requirements- Days (8-10 hr shifts)
- The following are your minimum weekend hour requirements that you must sign up for each schedule dependent on the length of the schedule
- Full time FTEs = 60-80 hour for an 8-10 week period
- Holiday requirements
- All full-time staff will be required to work one summer holiday, one winter holiday, and one hard to staff day each year
Qualifications
- Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
- Current licensure as an NP or PA; national board of certification in Neonatal, Pediatric or Acute Care Specialty (NP) or NCCPA (PA)
- BLS, PALS, and NRP certification
- Experience in neonatal and pediatric cardiac care
- Experience in a Level II-IV NICY, pediatric cardiac unit, or step-down environment preferred
- Familiarity with neonatal cardiac physiology, feeding challenges, and pre/post-operative management preferred
- Strong background in family education and care coordination preferred
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Community Description
Indianapolis, Indiana, the 17th largest U.S. city, is a sophisticated city blending charm and culture with a wonderful balance of business and leisure. Residents of this dynamic city enjoy:
- Leading educational system and top-ranked universities, paired with a diverse population
- Vibrant downtown offering arts, theaters, world-class museums, zoo, concerts and memorials
- Named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 list of the best places to live in the United States
- Top ranked international airport: “Best Airport in North America” twelve consecutive years
- Ranked by Niche in 2023 as one of the most diverse counties in America, as well as one of the best cities to live in and buy a house in the country
- Historic neighborhoods with surrounding cultural districts and low cost of living
- Outdoor recreation includes golfing, boating and unique parks
- Home of the Colts (NFL), Fever (WNBA), Pacers (NBA), Indians (MiLB), Indianapolis 500 (IndyCar) and the nation’s largest half marathon
- Close proximity to Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, and Cincinnati