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Your future role at a glance

Location: Evansville, Indiana

Facility Name: Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent Evansville

Schedule: Full-Time, 14 hour inpatient schedule

Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance offered

Productivity incentives offered

CME allowance and allotted CME time off

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

How you'll make an impact in this role

This is an exceptional opportunity for a motivated advanced practice provider to join a busy, well-respected practice, supported by a strong referral base and the full resources of a robust health system network.
* Join an established team of neonatologists and APPs
* Call structure: TBD (24/7 Neonatologist and APP coverage model)
* Practice setting: Inpatient (Level III NICU)
* Access to Sunrise Clinical Manager EMR, therapeutic hypothermia, jet ventilation, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA), and a ground-only critical care transport team
* Employed position within a nonprofit health system
* Board Certified or Board Eligible as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP), Neonatal-trained Physician Assistant (PA), or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) with a NICU residency
* Eligible for Indiana state medical licensure and DEA registration
* Manage complex medical treatments and diagnostic pathways for critically ill newborns, executing specialized bedside procedures such as intubations, umbilical line placements, lumbar punctures, and thoracentesis/chest tube placements.
* Attend high-risk deliveries to provide immediate stabilization, direct critical newborn care, and participate as a core member of the regional ground transport team to manage neonatal transit across the state.
* Master's or Doctorate degree required; at least 1 year of clinical experience in a Level III or IV NICU is preferred

About the Facility

• 54-bed pediatric and neonatal inpatient footprint (featuring a 32-bed Level III NICU, 15-bed Pediatric Inpatient Unit, and a 7-bed PICU)
• Level II Pediatric Trauma Verification
• Serving a population of approximately 300,000 in the greater Evansville metropolitan area
• Integrated referral network combining a comprehensive maternal-fetal medicine program, a specialized outpatient pediatric clinic, and hospital-based pediatric subspecialists
• Part of Ascension, a national nonprofit Catholic health system

Why Physicians Choose Ascension

• Physician-led, collaborative culture
• Long-term practice stability
• National network with local autonomy
• Mission-centered care rooted in service

What minimum requirements you'll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Nurse Practitioner specializing in Prescriptive Authority credentialed from the Indiana Board of Nursing obtained within 6 Months (180 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.
• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Indiana Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• Master's degree of Nursing required.