Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Texas Children’s Hospital

Location:

College Station, TX

Salary: $31.50–$49.69 per hour (approx.)

We are searching for a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner—someone who works well in a fast‑paced setting. In an advanced role, the NNP provides health maintenance for well newborns and infants, episodic care for ill infants, and comprehensive care for newborns and infants with chronic conditions. The NNP practices through delegation of a medical staff attending and works collaboratively with other members of the health‑care team.

Practicing under established guidelines, the NNP delivers medical aspects of care and assumes independent and interdependent responsibilities in assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of treatment and procedures. Job duties are performed in a manner that is developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served. The advanced practice nurse may also be involved in transport, education, consultation, research, and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.

Since 2003, the Texas Children’s Hospital Community Initiatives program has provided neonatal, pediatric, and maternal fetal medicine services to community hospitals. Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital Providers oversee care for high‑risk neonates and the majority of well newborns at community partner hospitals. The program includes partnerships with 12 hospitals across Houston and surrounding areas, supporting our vision of Right Care, Right Place, Right Time.

• Master of Science in Nursing
• Current valid license as registered nurse in the state of Texas
• Current NNP‑BC certification from the National Certification Corp (NCC) Board of Nurse Examiners
• Full authorization to practice by the Texas Board of Nursing
• Two (2) years of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner experience
• AHA/AAP hospital‑based provider for Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Delivery room resuscitation and stabilization experience required

• Utilize advanced practice knowledge and skill to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data and manage a caseload of patients.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills and work to eliminate communication barriers.
• Serve as an educational resource for the patient and family, community, and other health‑care professionals.
• Apply new knowledge relevant to pediatric nursing to clinical practice.
• Demonstrate current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills.
• Demonstrate nurse practitioner’s role behaviors consistent with the development of advanced nursing practice.
• Participate in department quality improvement program annually.

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women worldwide. We are consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and have been recognized by the Houston Business Journal as a top workplace for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research;
Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women;
Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus;
Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands;
Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin; and a global health program. We provide an HMO focused on children, a primary care network, urgent care clinics, and a global health program.

We are affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse, and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care

We’re proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children’s without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other protected status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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