Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Take great care of the patient, every day and in every way

Overview

Seeking a PNP to cover the newborn nursery in the Pacific Northwest!

Responsibilities Pediatrix has an opportunity for a pediatric nurse practitioner to cover the well-baby nursery at Tacoma General Hospital in Tacoma, Washington.

• Full-time position working 8-hour day shifts (40 hrs/week) in the newborn nursery with an ADC of 8-20. Requires some weekend and holiday coverage.
• NBN supported by in-house neonatologists
• Responsibilities include seeing unassigned patients, and providing admission/discharge/progress notes
• Attendance at deliveries is not required, circumcisions not required
• Previous PNP and newborn nursery experience preferred

Located near Mount Rainier National Park, Tacoma is a mid-sized, progressive, urban port city that manages to retain a unique, hometown feel. Tacoma is on Washington’s Puget Sound, 32 miles southwest of Seattle and less than a day’s drive to Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, and less than two hours from mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy world-class museums, wineries and microbreweries, great shopping and dining locally and in nearby Seattle. Western Washington’s beautiful outdoor terrain is a paradise for those who enjoy outdoor activities such as boating, sailing, fishing, hunting, skiing and mountaineering. Washington has no state income tax.

Qualifications

• Current APRN national specialty certification
• Minimum of a master’s degree
  About Us

Pediatrix Medical Group is one of the nation’s leading providers of highly specialized health care for women, babies and children. Since 1979, Pediatrix has grown from a single neonatology practice to a national, multispecialty medical group. Pediatrix-affiliated clinicians are committed to providing coordinated, compassionate and clinically excellent services to women, babies and children across the continuum of care, both in hospital settings and office-based practices. The group’s high-quality, evidence-based care is bolstered by significant investments in research, education, quality-improvement and safety initiatives.

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Pediatrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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