Neonatology in Iowa
25 minutes from the University of Iowa
4 hours from Chicago
5 hours from Minneapolis, Kansas City and St. Louis
22-bed AAP Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Team includes three neonatologists and six nurse practitioners providing 24 x 7 in-house neonatology coverage
EPIC EMR
- Comprehensive critical care to neonatal inpatients
- Neonatal consultation services (e.g., newborn nursery, inpatient pediatrics, emergency department, labor and delivery, referring institutions, etc.)
- Perform procedures (e.g., PICC placement, lumbar puncture, endotracheal intubation, umbilical lines, etc.)
- Communicate with caregivers
- Timely accurate documentation in electronic medical record (NeoData, Epic)
- Participate in teaching and development of nursing and ancillary staff (e.g., STABLE, NRP, bedside teaching, educational conferences, etc.)
- Participate in maintenance and improvement of unit practice (e.g., VON quality collaboratives, journal clubs, division meetings, protocol writing/review, etc.)
- Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve
- Evaluates, interprets and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care
- Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment
- Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills