Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

About the role

Nemours Children’s Health in partnership with Wolfson Children’s Hospital is expanding its team of Neonatal Advanced Practice Providers in Jacksonville, Florida.

Responsibilities

• Provides care to pediatric patients as guided by education, clinical expertise and Scope of Practice Agreement, including ambulatory, inpatient (acute) care, surgical first assist and pre- and post-operative management
• Elicits comprehensive or focused/interval health history
• Performs complete or interim physical examinations as indicated by the nature of the encounter
• Orders, performs, and/or interprets diagnostic or screening tests, including laboratory, radiological or other tests within the APP'S scope of practice
• Plans interventions including medications, treatments and procedures, and modifies plans based on evaluation of patient response
• Initiates, monitors, alters or orders medications related to conditions or illnesses being treated within applicable divisions

Requirements

• Current national certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with Acute Care Certification or current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Florida Licensure as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner required upon hire or Florida Licensure as a Physician Assistant required upon hire
• American Heart Association BLS required
• Experience working with Pediatrics required

Qualifications

• Competitive base compensation with generous sign on bonus
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• 403B with employer match
• Licensure, CME and dues allowances
• Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• No state income tax in Florida

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Strong organizational and time management skills

Benefits

• Health, life, dental, vision
• 403B with employer match
• Licensure, CME and dues allowances
• Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• No state income tax in Florida

Pay

• Competitive base compensation with generous sign on bonus

Schedule

• Varies based on shift requirements