QUALIFICATIONS

Possess and maintain current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and training in Pediatric Life Support (PALS).

Knowledge of professional care theories, principles, practices, disease process and procedures.

Knowledge of a variety of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment, the desired effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well as the accurate administration of the pharmacologic agent, including dosage calculations as required. Knowledge of the administrative requirements for proper documentation of patients condition including disease progress, acknowledgement of teaching, and follow up care.

Knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing, data entry and automated medical records.

Ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources and make appropriate clinical decisions.

1 QUALIFICATIONS.

1.1 Certification. The nurse practitioner must have an approved and current Nurse Practitioner's license/certificate with the National Registry of Nurse Practitioners.

1.2 Experience. The Perinatology Nurse Practitioner shall have experience in performing care to high risk, complex Perinatal patients for a minimum of 24 months within the past 36 months.

1.3 Knowledge. The Perinatology Nurse Practitioner must have knowledge of a wide range of medical disorders relevant in an obstetrics and gynecology population, including but not limited to diabetes, sexually transmitted diseases, thyroid disorders, hypertension, cardiac disease, sickle cell anemia, advanced maternal age, cystic fibrosis, and the impact of these disorders on pregnancy and delivery. In addition, the nurse practitioner must have broad knowledge of labor and delivery, including common complications and their indicated therapeutic interventions.

1 QUALIFICATIONS.

1.1 Certification. The nurse practitioner must have an approved and current Nurse Practitioner's license/certificate with the National Registry of Nurse Practitioners.

1.2 Experience. The Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner shall have a minimum of 24 months within the past 36 months.

1.3 A women's health nurse must have experience in direct patient care, education, administration, and/or research. He or she must have graduated from an OB/GYN nurse practitioner program (1-year program that is accepted by the National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties).

1.4 Knowledge of professional care theories, principles, practices, and procedures to provide comprehensive primary care to a select population of essentially healthy women and their babies in a variety of settings to include intrapartum management, postpartum care, and immediate newborn care,

1.5 Demonstrates knowledge, of growth and development, and pathophysiology of disease processes, specific to the obstetrical and gynecological population to include all ages of the spectrum from neonate to geriatrics.

1.6 Knowledge of a wide range of medical disorders such as premature birth, fetal death, forceps delivery, and C sections, as well as broad knowledge of normal deliveries and their complications and indicated therapeutic intervention required.

1.7 Knowledge of a variety of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment, the desired effects, side effects, and complications of their use as well as the accurate administration of the pharmacologic agent, including dosage calculations as required. Knowledge of the administrative requirements for proper documentation of patient’s condition including disease progress, acknowledgement of teaching, and follow up care.

1.8 Knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing, data entry and automated medical records.

1.9 Ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources and make appropriate clinical decisions.

1.10 Skill in setting up, operating and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as IV infusion pumps, cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen analyzers, nebulizers, and other unit specific equipment.