Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - St. Francis

Nemours Children's Health•Wilmington, DE

About The Position

Nemours St. Francis is seeking an experienced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its Neonatology team. The role provides front-line care in the delivery room and a 13-bed Level II NICU, with well-baby and delivery-room responsibilities. The clinician works collaboratively and independently as part of the healthcare team, planning and providing comprehensive management of a primary caseload of critically ill infants and their families under the direction and supervision of an attending neonatologist. Day, evening, and weekend hours are required; typical shifts are 20 or 24 hours. Nemours Children's Health is a nonprofit pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually across six states. It operates two freestanding children's hospitals, a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices, and more than 40 hospital partnerships. Its work includes clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention, with a Whole Child Health approach. The organization states that inclusion and belonging guide its strategy and growth.

Requirements

At least 2 years of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant experience; other job experience cannot substitute for this requirement.
Delivery room and NICU experience.
Graduate of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation, with an active Delaware Physician Assistant license; or active Delaware or compact-state Advanced Practice Nurse licensure, with or without prescriptive authority.
Current BLS, NRP, and NCC certifications.

Nice To Haves

Transport experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage and provide care for patients requiring neonatal intensive care in consultation with team members, under the direction and supervision of an attending neonatologist.
Receive distressed neonates in the delivery room and initiate appropriate interventions.
Perform complete newborn physical examinations and assess gestational age, distinguishing normal from abnormal findings.
Conduct parent interviews and obtain family histories.
Collaborate with neonatologists regarding pertinent history, physical findings, and diagnostic and therapeutic measures initiated for admissions.
Order appropriate laboratory tests and procedures.
Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary and appropriate for patient care.
Provide general neonatal care, including temperature stabilization, hyperalimentation therapy, feeding management, and phototherapy.
Participate in daily NICU rounds.