Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) - Level IV NICU - Night Shifts

Location: California
Start Date: April 13, 2026
Contract Length: 3-Month Assignment

Position Overview

A highly skilled Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is needed for a night-shift assignment within a Level IV NICU at an academic medical center. This role involves caring for critically ill neonates, including extremely low-birth-weight infants, infants with birth trauma or asphyxia, and those requiring urgent surgical intervention.

Note: NNPs will not manage ECMO patients, but full NICU procedural competency is required for credentialing.

Job Responsibilities Provide advanced care to neonates in a Level IV NICU
Perform all required NICU procedures, including:

Neonatal resuscitation
Intubation
Surfactant administration
Line placements (UAC, UVC, PAL, PICC)
Needle thoracentesis
Chest tube insertion
Lumbar puncture
Exchange transfusion

Collaborate with neonatologists and the NICU care team
Deliver evidence based care within an academic teaching environment Qualifications Board certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Active state license (no licensing assistance available)
AHA certified PALS and BLS
NRP certification required
Minimum 2 years of NNP experience
Credentialing timeframe: days
Internal Name Clear Process: Not required
Willing to License: No Working Hours Nights: 5:30 PM 6:00 AM
Shifts: 3 12 hour shifts per week (full time need)
Estimated Shifts per Month: 4 5
EMR: Epic Skills Perform all required NICU procedures, including:

Neonatal resuscitation
Intubation
Surfactant administration
Line placements (UAC, UVC, PAL, PICC)
Needle thoracentesis
Chest tube insertion
Lumbar puncture
Exchange transfusion

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