Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant-Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia

Nemours Children's Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Health, dental and vision coverage

CME and board maintenance allowances

Retirement plan with employer match

Educational allowance and licensure/m+

Job summary

Nemours Children’s Health- Delaware Valley seeks an Advanced Practice Provider for the NICU at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. The APR will function in an independent and expanded collaborative role, managing a primary caseload of critically ill neonates/infants and their families, with attendance in the delivery room for high-risk deliveries as needed.

The role includes rounds in NICU, comprehensive neonatal care, and collaboration with neonatologists.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years Neonatal NP/PA experience; new to practice considered.
• NP certification as Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and ARNP license in the applicable state.
• PA license with NCCPA certification.
• Current BLS and NRP certifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage neonatal intensive care with a collaborative neonatology team.
• Attend distressed neonates in the delivery room and initiate interventions.
• Perform newborn exams and assess gestational age; distinguish normal from abnormal.
• Conduct family interviews and gather medical history.
• Collaborate on diagnostic and therapeutic plans for all admissions.
• Order labs and procedures; perform appropriate neonatal interventions.
• Participate in NICU rounds and oversee temperature, nutrition, and phototherapy care.

Skills

Neonatal NP/PA clinical skills

Neonatal care

Team collaboration

Delivery room procedures

Education

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification

ARNP license (state-specific)

PA license (state-specific)

NCCPA certification

Job description

Job Description

Nemours Children’s Health- Delaware Valley is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider in the Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital location in Philadelphia, PA for the NICU.

Nemours Children’s Health- Delaware Valley is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider in the Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital location in Philadelphia, PA for the NICU. This Advanced Practice Provider will function in both an independent and expanded collaborative role by planning and providing comprehensive, complete management of a primary caseload of critically-ill neonates/infants and their families. This position includes attendance in the delivery room for high-risk deliveries and as needed upon request.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages and provides care for the patient requiring neonatal intensive care utilizing collaborative consultation with team members, under the direction and supervision (but not necessarily the direct attendance) of an attending neonatologist.
• Receives a distressed neonate in the Delivery Room and initiates appropriate intervention.
• Performs a complete newborn physical examination and assessment of gestational age, discriminating between normal and abnormal findings.
• Conducts parent interviews and takes family history.
• Collaborates with neonatologists concerning pertinent historical events, physical findings, diagnostic and therapeutic measures initiated on all admissions.
• Orders appropriate laboratory tests and procedures.
• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary and appropriate for the care of the patient.
• Reviews and provides general care items involved in neonatal care, such as temperature stabilization, hyperalimentation therapy, feeding management, and phototherapy.
• Participates in rounds in NICU.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with generous sign on bonus
• Extensive benefits package that includes quality-based bonus incentives, relocation allowance, life insurance, comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• CME and board maintenance allowances
• Retirement plan with employer matching and an additional 457B retirement savings plan
• Educational allowance, paid licensure and malpractice fees, and professional membership dues allowance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years Neonatal NP/Physician Assistant experience preferred, new to practice will be considered
• NNP: Current unrestricted Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License to practice in the state(s) in which privileges are sought; Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification via National Certification Center
• PA-C: Current unrestricted Physician Assistant License to practice in the state(s) in which privileges are sought; National Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Current American Heart Association BLS and NRP Certification

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About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org .