Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Texas Children's Hospital - Houston, TX

Full-time

Houston, TX

Hospitals

About the position

The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) position at Texas Children's Hospital involves providing comprehensive care for infants with varying degrees of illness, from mild to critical. The role requires working in a fast-paced environment and includes responsibilities such as patient assessment, education, and participation in quality improvement programs.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes advanced practice knowledge and skill to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data and to manage a caseload of patients.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and works to eliminate communication barriers.
• Serves as an educational resource for the patient and family, community, and other health care professionals.
• Applies new knowledge relevant to pediatric nursing to clinical practice.
• Demonstrates current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills.
• Demonstrates nurse practitioner's role behaviors consistent with the development of advanced nursing practice.
• Participates in departmental quality improvement program annually.

Requirements

• Master of Science in Nursing
• Current valid license as registered nurse in the state of Texas
• Current NNP-BC certification from the National Certification Corp (NCC) Board of Nurse Examiners
• Full authorization to practice by the Texas Board of Nursing
• Two (2) years of experience in the applied specialty
• AHA/AAP hospital-based provider for Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Delivery room resuscitation and stabilization experience required.