NP/PA NICU Opportunity in Greenville, NC

About the role

ECU Health Medical Center and The Maynard Children’s Hospital, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care or Physician Assistant to provide care to preterm and term newborn infants in their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Responsibilities

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Hospital privileges at The Maynard Children’s Hospital at ECU Health Medical Center
• Established program with 30 Advanced Practice Providers, 15 Neonatologists, 6 Neonatology Fellows and 54 Residents
• Collaborate with the attending physician to establish plan of care
• High level of autonomy
• Procedural skills including intubation, umbilical venous and arterial catheter placement, surfactant administration, needle decompression, chest tube insertion and removal, peripheral arterial puncture and cannulation, PICC insertion, ventricular reservoir tap, and lumbar puncture
• Standard schedule: (12)12-hour shifts every 28 days. Experienced APPs may have the option of (14) 12-hour shifts or (7) 24-hour shifts every 28 days
• Potential opportunity for academic responsibilities
• Participation in teaching and rounds for the Brody School of Medicine residents on neonatal service
• Dedicated children’s transport team

Requirements

• NC RN licensure & NC Nurse Practitioner or NC licensure as a Physician Assistant
• National Board Certification as a Neonatal NP, Pediatric NP-Acute Care, or as PA required, including maintenance
• 2+ years of experience in health care setting
• BLS certification from The American Heart Association

Qualifications

• NC Nurse Practitioner or NC licensure as a Physician Assistant
• National Board Certification as a Neonatal NP, Pediatric NP-Acute Care, or as PA required, including maintenance
• 2+ years of experience in health care setting
• BLS certification from The American Heart Association

Skills

• Procedural skills including intubation, umbilical venous and arterial catheter placement, surfactant administration, needle decompression, chest tube insertion and removal, peripheral arterial puncture and cannulation, PICC insertion, ventricular reservoir tap, and lumbar puncture

Benefits

• Opportunity to collaborate with the attending physician to establish plan of care
• High level of autonomy
• Procedural skills including intubation, umbilical venous and arterial catheter placement, surfactant administration, needle decompression, chest tube insertion and removal, peripheral arterial puncture and cannulation, PICC insertion, ventricular reservoir tap, and lumbar puncture
• Standard schedule: (12)12-hour shifts every 28 days. Experienced APPs may have the option of (14) 12-hour shifts or (7) 24-hour shifts every 28 days
• Potential opportunity for academic responsibilities
• Participation in teaching and rounds for the Brody School of Medicine residents on neonatal service
• Dedicated children’s transport team

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

(12)12-hour shifts every 28 days. Experienced APPs may have the option of (14) 12-hour shifts or (7) 24-hour shifts every 28 days