Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Job Description

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Health Shands Hospital

Gainesville, FL

This position is located in Gainesville Florida.

Are you a registered nurse practitioner looking to take your career to new heights? Experience the rewards of providing advanced care to premature and ill newborns in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital in beautiful Gainesville.

As a neonatal nurse practitioner, you’ll bring our nursing experience to our NICU where we have a combined 72 ICU and IMC level beds. You’ll assist the attending physician in identifying patient needs, then implementing nursing interventions to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.

As a NICU NNP, you’ll make patient rounds, write orders and contribute to daily patient care decisions. Frequent bedside visits to assess patient status and direct care accordingly are critical in this role. You'll also interact with consultants to facilitate and coordinate therapeutic and diagnostic tests and procedures – all while maintaining UF Shands’ standard of excellence in innovative patient care and patient advocacy.

To qualify for this exciting full-time opportunity, you must have a master’s in nursing. A current and clear Florida license as and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and BLS certification are required. Because you’ll be working with infants, you must be an NNP or PNP-AC. Preferred candidates will also have NICU experience.

If you have a passion for helping infants, this role is for you. We offer competitive compensation, exceptional comprehensive benefits, tuition assistance and generous PTO to allow you to explore and discover all that Florida has to offer. Relocation may be provided.

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UF Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V and a drug-free workplace.

Company Description

Your story of inspired care starts here. Join us.

At UF Health, we’re hiring talented people like you. Inspire yourself and others using your knowledge and patient focus to create your own story of outstanding care. Forbes ranked us as one of Florida’s “Best Places To Work.” And we offer you many locations in which to work, including Magnet®-designated UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.

Discover the many reasons UF Health Shands has earned accolades as a medical provider and as an employer.

• World-class patient care, research and education

• Access to the latest in life-saving technology

• Opportunities to develop across many subspecialties

• Continuous learning and promote-from-within policy

• Rewarding experiences at teaching facilities

• Generous benefits