Nicklaus Children’s Health System

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (Full Time, 24-hour shifts) Sign On Bonus - Naples, FL

Naples, FL

full-time
Inpatient and outpatient

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Job Highlights

  • Area Is Warm Year-Round
  • Less than 1 Hour from an International Airport
  • No State Income Tax
  • **POOL/Staff Relief Opportunities are also available**

    Job Summary

    The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) is primarily responsible in association with the attending physician(s), for management of the high-risk newborn and infants. NNP provides comprehensive direct patient care for high-risk newborns and infants with life threatening or high acuity conditions that require constant monitoring. Responsibilities include completing history and physical examinations, ordering and interpreting radiographic and laboratory test, diagnosing illness, documenting patient care services with EMR, and performing procedures within the NNP's scope of practice and demonstrated competency.

    Job Specific Duties

    • Diagnoses medical and surgical problems of high risk newborn.
    • Works variable shifts, weekends and holidays.
    • Develops, implements, evaluates, monitors, manages, and modify a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
    • Ensures plan of care is of sufficient breadth and depth to guide the interdisciplinary team in achieving the desired health outcomes for patients and families.
    • Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care across departments and promoting optimal patient outcomes.
    • Contributes to the development of peers, colleagues, and others to improve patient outcomes and to promote growth of the nursing profession by facilitating collaboration and communication.
    • Ensures understanding and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the developmental level of the patient.
    • Generates, collects, and integrates data from a wide variety of sources in order to make clinical judgments and decisions about the initiation of orders, procedures, referrals, and treatments.
    • Accountable for maintaining current expertise and skills in order to facilitate a high quality of clinical performance and to promote professional growth.
      *This list is not all inclusive.

    Qualifications

    Minimum Job Requirements

    • Master's degree in Nursing or Doctorate of Nursing (DNP)
    • APRN State of Florida Licensure - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
    • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification by the National Certification Corporation
    • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
    • American Heart Association BLS - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
    • Level II Background Check
    • Successful completion of Credentialing by NCHS Medical Administration
    • 2 years of NNP experience

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

    • Able to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, families, and co-workers.
    • NNP experience preferred.
    • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
    • Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
    • Ability to problem solve to formulate a plan of care and evaluate the patient's response to care.
    • Ability to interpret, adapt, and react calmly under stressful conditions.
    • Able to work variable shifts, weekends and holidays.

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    About Nicklaus Children’s Health System

    Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children's Health System is South Florida's only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with nearly 800 attending physicians and more than 475 pediatric sub-specialists. The 325-bed hospital, known as Miami Children's Health System from 1983 through 2014, is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, with many programs routinely ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report, since 2008. The hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor. The Nicklaus Children's Hospital network includes more than a dozen outpatient centers extending from Palm Beach County to southern Miami-Dade County, offering a range of pediatric healthcare services, including urgent care, rehabilitation services and subspecialty physician appointments for children of all ages, including up to age 21. We are committed to being a resource for children from throughout South Florida and around the world.

    Posted February 1, 2026