Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - Level 4 NICU - Winston-Salem

Explore an exciting opportunity with AHWFB’s Neonatology Department as we eagerly welcome a skilled Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic inpatient team in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

What We Have to Offer:

• Sign On Bonus: $18,000 sign on bonus for experienced NNPs
• CME Reimbursement: Receive up to $2,500 and 5 additional PTO days/year for Continuing Medical Education.
• Work/Life Balance:12-hour shifts, variable shifts, weekend and holidays required
• Generous PTO: Accrual based on years of service
• Relocation Assistance: Enjoy $7,500 in relocation assistance, paid within the first 30 days of employment.
• Career Growth & Stability: Experience a rewarding career with ample opportunities for advancement and stability, supported by a consistently high patient volume.
• A Rich Quality of Life: Indulge in a vibrant lifestyle within North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region, boasting an abundance of walking and biking trails, nationally acclaimed golf courses, active arts communities, tantalizing Southern cuisine, and an array of artisan craft breweries and wineries.

Where You’ll Work:

The Dale and Karen Sisel Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Brenner Children's is a leading and expansive intensive care nursery in North Carolina, catering to over 700 infants annually from northwest North Carolina, southwest Virginia, and eastern Tennessee. Being a Level IV NICU, it offers state-of-the-art, individualized care for infants born as early as 22 weeks gestational age, ensuring the best chances of survival and long-term well-being. The unit's multidisciplinary team specializes in treating a wide range of congenital and acquired health conditions, such as heart defects, respiratory distress, infections, and various other neonatal issues.

What You’ll Do:

As a valued member of our NICU team, the NP will play a key role in team-focused patient care, conducting thorough examinations and evaluations in medical setting. Responsibilities include:

1. Utilizes advanced knowledge and skills to provide nursing and selected medical procedures for neonates and infants
2. Communicates and collaborates with appropriate members of the health care team, including patient families
3. Works to improve the quality of care provided to neonates
4. Advances the care of neonates through participation in and application of the research process. Shares knowledge on a formal and informal basis with interdisciplinary team as relates to specialty area
5. Ensures the continuous quality of professional services by maintaining updated knowledge and skills
6. Maintaining current and valid licensure with the State Board of Nursing to provide continuous nursing services to prevent the spread of bloodborne and/or airborne disease(s)
7. Ensures age/developmentally appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served
8. Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein

The clinician functions under the regulatory mandate from their respective licensing organization (North Carolina Medical Board or North Carolina Board of Nursing) with departmental specific credentialing from the institution.

Nurse Practitioner (NP) Requirements:

• Graduation from accredited Nurse Practitioner Master's Program, Master’s degree or higher required
• Current North Carolina Board of Nursing Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner license
• Board certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
• Minimum of one year of experience as a NNP
• Neonatal experience required
• BCLS, PALS and NRP required

When you join Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, you are welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing – for all.

A city of 230,000 people located in the beautiful Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, Winston-Salem enjoys a moderate climate with all four seasons and residents enjoy a cost of living 31% below the national average. The Blue Ridge Mountains and Parkway are a 1-2 hour drive to the north and west, and North Carolina's beaches are close enough to enjoy during long weekends.

Winston-Salem is a region on an upward trajectory that still maintains its Southern roots and small town feel. Although the city is traditionally Southern in its friendliness, it has an international feel. The metro area celebrates its diversity during an array of festivals and through a variety of cuisines. You'll find a multitude of restaurants serving everything from traditional North Carolina barbecue to Indian curries and Greek pastries, a thriving community of microbreweries and 42 wineries in the area.

As home to the first Arts Council in the United States, Winston-Salem paved the way for public-private support of the Arts, and created the model for Arts Councils nationwide. Our numerous galleries, performing arts groups, theaters, collectives and collections continue to attract and appeal to arts lovers worldwide.

For more information on Winston-Salem, please visit: www.visitwinstonsalem.com, www.winstonsalem.com and www.co.forsyth.nc.us.