Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Opportunity

Saint Alphonsus Medical Group (SAMG) is a physician led 550+ provider multispecialty group seeking a PRN Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) to join their employed, 3 Neonatologist and 6 NNP team in the Boise metropolitan area.

Our 32-bed, Level III NICU in Boise provides a high level of care for 250+ infants annually, offering conventional ventilation, iNO, HFOV, and jet ventilation for very early preterm, late preterm and term infants. The NICU serves families from Boise and the surrounding areas in Idaho and eastern Oregon to allow expert neonatal care close to home. The Saint Alphonsus Family Maternity Center delivers 1,200+ infants a year and is staffed by a highly certified L&D nursing staff, OB Hospitalist service, and onsite 24-hour anesthesia (CRNA) coverage. Our safety-oriented team of OB/GYNs collaborate with on-campus Maternal Fetal Medicine physicians, Neonatologists, and genetic counselors to serve the region's diverse patient population.

Our 6-bed, Level II NICU in Nampa (15 miles west of Boise) is clinically integrated with the Birkeland Maternity Center with an annual delivery rate of 1000+ babies and is the only NICU in Canyon County. The NICU currently provides a high level of care for newborns >34wks and 1500g.

With a commitment to practicing up-to-date, evidence-based medicine, the NICU team’s family-centered approach encourages parents and our expert staff in both the Boise and Nampa units to work together to achieve outcomes that exceed national benchmarks. To learn more about NICU services at Saint Alphonsus, visit: http://www.saintalphonsus.org/nicu.

Responsibilities include: 

• Attend high-risk deliveries and facilitate NICU admissions.
• Co-manage NICU patients with the attending Neonatologist and site-dependent well newborn nursery patients.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds with the Neonatologist in the NICU by providing active management strategies that may include nutritional adjustments, ventilator management, lab, and radiology review, and updating families.

Staffing model/schedule:

• Level 3: 1.0 FTE is 10 16-hr shifts/month in-house NNP coverage from 4pm-8am
• Level 2: 1 FTE is 10 shifts/month of 24hr on-call NNP coverage, incl. well NB
• coverage
• Neo service coverage: avg 10 days/month block coverage; team rounds at both units for NICU infants only; anticipated 8am-4pm onsite(s) then 16hr on-call from home at night (30-min response time)

Ideal candidate:

• Graduate from a Nurse Practitioner Program with current RN and APRN licensure; current national board certification as NNP desired.
• Current DEA and controlled substance Idaho medical licensure and granting of privileges at SARMC – Boise and SAMC – Nampa.
• Commitment to:
• practicing up-to-date, evidence-based medicine.
• teamwork and cultivating a culture of transformational care.
• patient care while demonstrating and modeling organizational Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Enjoys teaching and educating staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to be part of a growing multispecialty group practice. 

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

Saint Alphonsus offers a competitive compensation package.

Saint Alphonsus Health System is a growing four-hospital, 714-bed, 74 clinic integrated healthcare system serving southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon, and northern Nevada. It is also the region’s only ACS verified Level II Trauma Center. Along with Saint Alphonsus Medical Group’s 500+ providers at many clinic locations, we serve the full range of the health and wellness needs of our communities. Saint Alphonsus is a member of Trinity Health, the second largest Catholic health care system in the nation.

To learn more about Saint Alphonsus, please visit www.saintalphonsus.org.

Boise, Idaho's Capital City, anchors a vibrant and growing mid-sized metropolitan area of 730,000 people. An outdoor enthusiast's paradise with a flourishing arts and entertainment scene, the region offers a reasonable cost of living, low crime rate, excellent cultural programs, neighborhood parks and nearby forests and rivers. Idaho's culture of physician independence also makes it one of the best places in America to be a practicing physician. The Boise Metro Area is consistently listed as one of the best places in the country to live, work and play! For more information on Boise, ID please visit www.cityofboise.org.

Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians. 

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email docopps@trinity-health.org or call Trinity Health Physician Recruitment at (734) 343-2300.