Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP)
Location: Portland, ME
Job Type: Locum Tenens
Overview:
A large academic medical center is seeking a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to provide inpatient NICU coverage in a high-acuity neonatal environment. The APP will work collaboratively with neonatologists and multidisciplinary teams to manage critically ill neonates and attend high-risk deliveries.
Compensation:
$140/hr
Assignment Details:
Start: ASAP
Duration: 9 months
Schedule:
12-hour shifts
Days and/or nights
Weekend coverage required as needed
No call required
Practice Details:
Setting: Inpatient NICU / Step-Down Nursery
EMR: Epic
Academic medical center with residents present
Team includes:
9 neonatologists
4 pediatric neonatal hospitalists
Patient Volume:
NICU: 8 10 patients per provider/day
Step-down nursery: patients/provider/day
950 neonatal admissions annually
Facility Details:
31 NICU beds
20 step-down nursery beds
51 total neonatal beds
Responsibilities:
Neonatal assessment and management
Attend high-risk deliveries
Neonatal resuscitation
Develop and document care plans
Collaborate with families and multidisciplinary teams
Perform neonatal procedures
Required Procedures/Skills:
Intubation
Lumbar puncture
Venipuncture
Arterial puncture
Umbilical line placement
Thoracentesis
Thoracostomy
X-ray and laboratory interpretation
TPN ordering fundamentals
Requirements:
Board Certified Neonatal NP Required
Active Maine License or IMLC Required
NRP Certification Required
Epic experience Required
COVID and Flu vaccination Required
Credentialing:
ASAP start requested
