About this opportunity
Universal Health Services (UHS) lists this Neonatology Nurse Practitioner opportunity in amarillo, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center University in Amarillo, Department of Pediatrics is recruiting a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to work in our practice in the Level III NICU at Northwest Texas Children's Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. Our team consists of a close-knit group of NNPs and Neonatologists supported by a dedicated staff of RNs, RTs, occupational and physicial therapists, social workers, and breastfeeding specialists, each trained specifically to work with infants in the NICU.
Position Details:
Employed position with TTUHSC Amarillo Department of Pediatrics
Team consists of Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
35-bed Level III NICU
Average daily census of 23-25
NNP coverage model: 24-hour shifts plus second NNP on day shift
Work schedule: average of seven 24-hour shifts a month
NNP may attend high-risk deliveries as assigned
Procedures including intubation, insertion of UVC, UAC, and PICC lines
Pediatric Hospitalist sees newborns
Peds subspecialties in-house: Cardiology, Nephrology, Peds Surgery, Endocrinology
Competitive compensation including full benefits package
Position Requirements:
NNP experience preferred
New NP grads considered if 3+ years NICU nursing experience
Graduate of an approved, accredited nursing program
Current Texas APRN license with certification as Neonatal NP, or ability to obtain one
Board Certification
Follow care directives of physicians
Work with attendings, residents, and medical students when assigned
May work on various committess for QC or other administrative requirements
The Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Residency Program at TTUHSC at Amarillo is a collegial, tight-knit community of physicians and advanced practice providers with a big mission to deliver evidence-based, compassionate, family-centered care for a diverse Pediatric population in an open learning environment. The Department of Pediatrics currently has 28 physicians on staff including Pediatricians and Pediatric Hospitalists, Pediatric subspecialists, Neonatologists and Pediatric Intensivists.
Northwest Children's Hospital provides compassionate care to children and their families with 29 private, spacious inpatient rooms and a 12-bed PICU. Northwest Children's has been a pioneer in Neonatal intensive care since 1974 and has the largest NICU in the region, a 35-bed Level III NICU . The hospital offers over 10 Pediatric subspecialties including Children's Oncology Group Treatment Center. Children's offers a Ronald McDonald Family Room for families of children who are patients, along with other support programs and services. Northwest Children's is a part of Northwest Texas Healthcare System, a tertiary care academic institution providing high quality medical care to the 500,000+ residents of the 26-county Texas Panhandle and surrounding areas in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Northwest is known in Texas and throughout the region for cardiac, stroke, emergency, trauma, and children s services.
If you have interest in this position, please contact:
Nathan Arnett
In-house Physician Recruiter
Worksite address
amarillo, TX, 79106, US
Who can apply
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