Neonatology Nurse Practitioner

Looking for NICU Level II and III NPs who are licensed in TX and have DEA (or easily transferrable one) to work in Dallas/Ft Worth area for 24 hour shift coverage. Needs will start in September. MUST be willing to work at any of the 7 locations (McKinney, Alliance, Las Colinas, Frisco, Arlington, Plano, Lewisville) & will be needing to credential for all 7 locations Procedures to be performed: Neonatal intubations, Umbilical line placement, Needle chest thoracentesis, neonatal delivery attendance and resuscitation Daily Shift Requirements: 24 hr in house coverage for Level 3 NICU coverage, rounding and managing NICU infants plus attendance of high risk deliveries and rounding in newborns. Collaboration with Neo who rounds daily, provides out of house call and comes in to assist with management of critical infants as needed. Daily patient volume: NICU census may vary from 4-5 up to 20, depending upon site. Newborn census may vary from 4-5 up to 18, depending upon site.Support Staff: nursing, RT, therapies, some sites have Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to assist with daily rounding on newborns.Clinical Requirements:Must be Board Certified- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner by the NCC (National Certification Corporation) Minimum 2 yrs experience as APRN, NNP-BCCCurrent NRP certification (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) & BLS requiredCurrent DEACase logs for endotracheal intubations and umbilical line placements for previous 12-18 months. If available, case logs for needle thoracentesis, chest tubes, lumbar puncture, PAL and PICC lines.Goal is 24 hr shifts . Extended shifts may be approved for 36-48 hr on individual site basis and as needed for extenuating circumstances.

Created: 2025-12-07