Advanced Practice Provider | Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP)| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast - Columbia, SC

Medical University of South Carolina • Columbia, SC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

MUSC Community Physicians is seeking a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join its established Level I/II neonatal practice at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast in Columbia, South Carolina. The role provides care in collaboration with MUSC neonatology specialists in Charleston through Telehealth technology. The position includes inpatient coverage of a Level I/II nursery with an average daily census of 1–2, plus pediatric consultations to the emergency room as requested.

The schedule is seven 24-hour shifts per month. Providers are in-house from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and take call from home after 5 p.m., remaining within 30 minutes of the hospital. A call room is provided for providers living outside that radius. The practitioner attends high-risk deliveries, provides newborn care, develops individualized care plans, and makes clinical decisions while communicating with off-site physicians. The role requires comfort caring for infants 32 weeks and above and performing neonatal procedures, including resuscitation, CPAP, peripheral IVs, arterial sticks, ventilator management, pulmonary surfactant administration, umbilical lines, and catheterization. Circumcision is required; Plastibell training can be provided if needed.

The NNP will be assigned a primary supervising or collaborating physician employed by MUSC. MUSC offers competitive compensation and benefits, paid malpractice coverage, an employer-funded retirement plan, and a CME allowance with time off.

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in South Carolina.
• At least 3–5 years of experience as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with Neonatal ICU experience; the position description also seeks candidates with at least 5 years of NNP experience.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, or enrollment and certification by the start date.
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification, or enrollment and certification by the start date.
• Submit DHEC and DEA license applications before the first day.
• Comfort with patients 32 weeks and above and with the listed neonatal procedures.
• Circumcision experience or willingness to receive Plastibell training.

Nice To Haves

• Strong leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Attend high-risk deliveries and provide immediate, expert care to newborns.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans for each infant.
• Collaborate in real time with MUSC neonatology specialists through Telehealth.
• Make informed clinical decisions in a fast-paced environment and communicate critical information to off-site physicians.
• Provide inpatient coverage in the Level I/II nursery.
• Provide pediatric consultations to the emergency room as requested.
• Care for infants 32 weeks and above and perform relevant neonatal procedures, including resuscitation, CPAP, peripheral IVs, arterial sticks, ventilator management, pulmonary surfactant administration, umbilical lines, and catheterization.
• Perform circumcisions.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Paid malpractice coverage.
• Employer-funded retirement plan.
• CME allowance and time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level