Parent Advisor- OSU Medical Center NICU
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH, US
Summary
Provides emotional support, advocacy, and guidance to parents of infants in the NICU. Facilitates communication between families and the healthcare team while assisting in the development of patient care protocols.
Job Description
Overview:
Schedule: Part-time, 20 hours per week
Job Description Summary:
Provides emotional support, information, and advocacy for parents with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Job Description:
Essential Functions:
- Provides emotional support to parents of NICU patients and assists with family bonding at the bedside.
- Advocates for parents' needs and concerns within the healthcare system, facilitating communication and representing the family’s perspective and best interests to providers and interdisciplinary teams.
- Assists and educates parents in navigating the NICU environment and adjusting to having an infant admitted to the NICU, offering needed information and support.
- Encourages and facilitates parental involvement in support services and program activities.
- Assists in the development and implementation of research and patient care protocols to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in chronic neonatal patients.
Education Requirement:
High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
Licensure Requirement:
(not specified)
Certifications:
(not specified)
Skills:
- Familiarity with chronic neonatal diseases.
- Knowledge of family-centered care principles.
Experience:
Experience as a parent or primary caregiver of a NICU graduate, required.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Cold Temperatures, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Decision Making, Hot Temperatures, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Loud Noises, Problem solving, Working at Heights, Working Outdoors
FREQUENTLY: Color vision, Computer skills, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Sitting, Standing, Walking
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Hearing acuity
Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:
(not specified)
"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"
Nationwide Children’s is one of America's largest pediatric hospitals, an international leader in research and is ranked in all 10 specialties on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” list. Our staff, comprised of 1,600 medical professionals and over 16,000 employees, provides state-of-the-art pediatric care for 1.8 million patient visits annually. And, according to the Children’s Hospital Association, Nationwide Children's is the #1 provider of pediatric surgery in the country.
Our doctors represent every major pediatric sub-specialty. With over 50 locations throughout Ohio, signature programs include heart, cancer, gastroenterology and neonatology care, all of which are internationally recognized. Tim Robinson is CEO of Nationwide Children’s, which includes the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s, Nationwide Children’s Foundation and The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s.
As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s remains true to the original mission since its founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
Founded
1892
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Columbus, OH
Nationwide Children’s is one of America's largest pediatric hospitals, an international leader in research and is ranked in all 10 specialties on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” list. Our staff, comprised of 1,600 medical professionals and over 16,000 employees, provides state-of-the-art pediatric care for 1.8 million patient visits annually. And, according to the Children’s Hospital Association, Nationwide Children's is the #1 provider of pediatric surgery in the country.
Our doctors represent every major pediatric sub-specialty. With over 50 locations throughout Ohio, signature programs include heart, cancer, gastroenterology and neonatology care, all of which are internationally recognized. Tim Robinson is CEO of Nationwide Children’s, which includes the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s, Nationwide Children’s Foundation and The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s.
As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s remains true to the original mission since its founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
Founded
1892
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Columbus, OH
