Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

We are searching for a Per Diem Neonatal Nurse Practitioner — someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. To practice in an advanced role to provide health maintenance for well newborns and infants, episodic care for ill infants, and comprehensive care for newborns and infants with chronic conditions. The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (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 the 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. As an advanced practice nurse, the NNP may be involved in transport, education, consultation, research and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.

• Level IV NICU
• Beds: 14
• 24 hour shifts

Think you’ve got what it takes?

• 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-basedproviderfor Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Delivery room resuscitation and stabilization experience required

• Utilizes advanced practice knowledge and skill to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data and to manage a caseload of patients
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and works to eliminate communication barriers
• Serves as an educational resource for the patient and family, community, and other health care professionals
• Applies new knowledge relevant to pediatric nursing to clinical practice
• Demonstrates current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills
• Demonstrates nurse practitioner’s role behaviors consistent with the development of advanced nursing practice
• Participates in departmental quality improvement program annually

Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands is north Houston’s first true, free-standing pediatric hospital designed, equipped and staffed exclusively to provide care in more than 25 areas of specialty care for children and adolescents. Hospital facilities include 24 emergency center rooms, outpatient exam rooms, radiology rooms, operating rooms and acute care beds, as well as a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Texas Children’s is 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 Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.