Neonatology Nurse Practitioner

Coverage Needed: September 2025 - ongoing 24 hour in house shifts, 7am-7am Extended shifts may be approved for 36-48 hr on individual site basis and as needed for extenuating circumstances Will cover 7 facilities in the surrounding areas Clinical Details: Procedures to be performed: Neonatal intubations, Umbilical line placement, Needle chest thoracentesis, neonatal delivery attendance and resuscitation May also assist in Newborn service line as well 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 Required: Texas License TX DEA or easily transferrable one DEA must remain in state to maintain privileges. Provider must be willing transfer and maintain DEA in state for the duration of privileges being active, or obtain a new in state DEA to remain in state for the duration of privileges being active Must have Level 2 and Level 3 NICU experience Must be Board Certified- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner by the NCC (National Certification Corporation) Minimum 2 yrs experience as APRN, NNP-BCC Current NRP certification (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) & BLS required Case 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

Created: 2025-12-13