Neonatal Nurse Practitioner- Manning Family Children's Main Campus NICU

Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal

The Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal utilizes advanced education and training in the care of neonates, enhancing the practice and quality of care for critically ill neonates. Works in collaboration with other staff and managers in the planning, implementing, and evaluating medical and nursing care under approved protocols in accordance with policies and procedures and the NNP Scope of Practice.

This description outlines the responsibilities and qualifications for the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner position. The role requires advanced clinical knowledge, coordination with interdisciplinary teams, and adherence to established protocols to provide safe, high‑quality care to neonates in a Level III NICU setting.

• Facilitates and maintains a safe environment for patients and others.
• Performs the priority technical skills and procedures required by the area or department safely and in compliance, practicing the medical specialty ethically within Louisiana law and federal regulations.
• Utilizes the nursing process to deliver patient care and facilitates continuity of care.
• Performs procedures such as insertion of umbilical arterial and venous catheters, chest tubes in emergency situations, lumbar punctures, arterial punctures, venipunctures, and assists with newborn stabilization in the delivery room. Attends high‑risk deliveries and emergencies when requested.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and other health‑care professionals, participates in committees, task forces, and activities to identify actions that improve patient care. Seeks supervision, consultation, or assistance when unable to perform independently.
• Initiates and/or maintains interventions to assure continuity of safe, effective care.
• Documents care consistently with established guidelines.
• Participates in the establishment of advance care protocols and maintains NICU policies and procedures, ensuring 24‑hour operation of the unit through communication with staff, managers, and supervisors.

• Completes patients’ charts and medical records accurately and efficiently in accordance with medical center policy. Records assessment data, plans of care, and evaluations, and participates in patient‑care rounds involving nursing staff.

• Collaborates with the Nurse Manager and staff to assess learning needs and provides education to NICU/Nursery nursing staff on a regular basis.
• Plans and implements educational activities (in‑services, continuing education programs) to meet identified learning needs.
• Promotes professional staff development through education and other activities that enhance nursing practice.
• Enhances professional growth through participation in educational programs, current literature, and in‑services.

• Keeps abreast of current clinical research findings and integrates them into nursing education programs.
• Evaluates the impact of programs on patient care and nursing practice.

1 to 2 years as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in a Level III NICU.

Master's Degree in Nursing – Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program – American Academy of Pediatrics
• Basic Life Support (Health Care Provider) – American Heart Association
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse – Louisiana State Board of Nursing
• Registered Nursing License – Louisiana State Board of Nursing
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner National Certification (NCC)

Knowledge of APRN procedures specific to the role: chest tube placement, endotracheal intubation, lumbar puncture, needle thoracotomy, percutaneous central line placement, peripheral arterial puncture and cannulation, removal of thoracotomy tube,…