Neonatal NP needed in Amarillo

Opportunity Details :

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 interested in this postion please apply, or contact :

Nathan Arnett

NWTHS Provider Recruiter

Nathan.Arnett@uhsinc.com