Nurse Practitioner - Neonatology

Saint Alphonsus Medical Group (SAMG) is a physician led 550+ provider multispecialty group seeking a PRN Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) to join their employed, 3 Neonatologist and 6 NNP team in the Boise metropolitan area.

Our 32-bed, Level III NICU in Boise provides a high level of care for 250+ infants annually, offering conventional ventilation, iNO, HFOV, and jet ventilation for very early preterm, late preterm and term infants. The NICU serves families from Boise and the surrounding areas in Idaho and eastern Oregon to allow expert neonatal care close to home. The Saint Alphonsus Family Maternity Center delivers 1,200+ infants a year and is staffed by a highly certified L&D nursing staff, OB Hospitalist service, and onsite 24-hour anesthesia (CRNA) coverage. Our safety-oriented team of OB/GYNs collaborate with on-campus Maternal Fetal Medicine physicians, Neonatologists, and genetic counselors to serve the region's diverse patient population.

Our 6-bed, Level II NICU in Nampa (15 miles west of Boise) is clinically integrated with the Birkeland Maternity Center with an annual delivery rate of 1000+ babies and is the only NICU in Canyon County. The NICU currently provides a high level of care for newborns >34wks and 1500g.

With a commitment to practicing up-to-date, evidence-based medicine, the NICU teams family-centered approach encourages parents and our expert staff in both the Boise and Nampa units to work together to achieve outcomes that exceed national benchmarks. To learn more about NICU services at Saint Alphonsus, visit: http://www.saintalphonsus.org/nicu.

Responsibilities include: 

• Attend high-risk deliveries and facilitate NICU admissions.
• Co-manage NICU patients with the attending Neonatologist and site-dependent well newborn nursery patients.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds with the Neonatologist in the NICU by providing active management strategies that may include nutritional adjustments, ventilator management, lab, and radiology review, and updating families.

Staffing model/schedule:

• Level 3: 1.0 FTE is 10 16-hr shifts/month in-house NNP coverage from 4pm-8am
• Level 2: 1 FTE is 10 shifts/month of 24hr on-call NNP coverage, incl. well NB
• coverage
• Neo service coverage: avg 10 days/month block coverage; team rounds at both units for NICU infants only; anticipated 8am-4pm onsite(s) then 16hr on-call from home at night (30-min response time)

Ideal candidate:

• Graduate from a Nurse Practitioner Program with current RN and APRN licensure; current national board certification as NNP desired.
• Current DEA and controlled substance Idaho medical licensure and granting of privileges at SARMC - Boise and SAMC - Nampa.
• Commitment to:
• practicing up-to-date, evidence-based medicine.
• teamwork and cultivating a culture of transformational care.
• patient care while demonstrating and modeling organizational Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Enjoys teaching and educating staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to be part of a growing multispecialty group practice. 

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

Saint Alphonsus offers a competitive compensation package.