Nurse Practitioner job

Nurse Practitioner Neonatology Opening in Fargo, ND

Full-time, permanent
12-hour shifts from 7-7; as the team grows, these will be rotating between day and night shifts (7a-7p and 7p-7a). Shift hours may change as the team grows
1.0 FTE id equal to the minimum of 160 hours/month (or averaging thirteen 12-hour shifts per month)
Average daily census: 8
Level III NICU with in-house NICU transport team
Individual NICU with 14 private rooms
Will work independently; physician on-call availability for questions or emergent assessment
Ability to care for babies transitionally or acutely ill at 23-week gestation
Prefer ability to perform the following procedures: intubation, chest tube placement, umbilical line placement, PICC placement, peripheral arterial line placement, LP's
Responsibilities include Vermont Oxford Data input and interpretation
New candidates will be considered, but mush have background in Neonatology and/or clinical rotation in NICU
New graduates will have a team orientation approach with our existing Advanced Practice Clinicians and Physicians

EDUCATION/TRAINING:
Masters or Doctorate degree in Nurse Practitioner or Bachelors/Masters degree in Physician Assistant program from an accredited program/institution.
Preference for trained and certified as a Neonatal Practitioner.
New candidates will be considered, but must have background in Neonatology and/or a clinical rotation in NICU.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Current licensure as a registered nurse in appropriate state (if NP).
Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in appropriate state.
Current certification in CPR; Require NRP Certification.
National certification, in applicable area.

LOCATION
Fargo, ND one of the fastest growing economies in the Upper Midwest.
Centrally located on the border of North Dakota and Minnesota
3.5 hours northwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul
Fargo-Moorhead population: 250,000