Neonatal Nurse Practitioner- Level III NICU in Beautiful Western Mass

Baystate Health is seeking an experienced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner  to join our organization.  Baystate Children’s Hospital is a 107-bed and 55-bassinet hospital within Baystate Medical Center in Springfield MA.

Position Highlights

• Join our team of 10 NICU NNPs and PAs and 7 neonatologists in the region’s only Level III NICU.
• Top-notch evidence-based care is our highest priority as we manage the daily care of high-risk infants in both our NICU and Continuing Care Nursery. Our APPs attend deliveries and participate in patient transports.  We utilize advanced modes of respiratory support including bubble CPAP, NIMV, CMV, HFOV, HFJV, and inhaled nitric oxide.
• Our care team includes respiratory therapists, dietician, pharmacist, occupational therapist, social worker, and case management/discharge planner. Outstanding specialty support is available onsite.
• Opportunity to be engaged in clinical and QI research, as well as involved in the medical education of resident physicians, medical students and APP students.
• 12 or 24 hour shifts with rotating days/nights/weekends split evenly across the team.
• Full time, part time and per diem roles are available.
• Qualifications: BC Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.  Experience in a level III nursery is highly desired.

THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING WITH BAYSTATE:

• Compensation plan includes base salary and opportunity to earn incentive bonuses
• Robust relocation package
• Flexibility- opportunities to flex your FTE to fit your life
• Transparent and equitable promotional practices
• Immediate access to paid time off
• Lucrative 403b match and 457b plan
• Professional development and mentorship
• Wellbeing programs that include mental, physical, and financial health and more
• Baystate Health is a not-for-profit organization and eligible for the US Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.  There are multiple state and federal programs that provide loan forgiveness. It is the responsibility of the candidate to contact the program directly and to make their decision based on what they are trying to accomplish.

YOU BELONG AT BAYSTATE. At Baystate Health we know that treating one another with dignity and equity is what elevates respect for our patients and staff.  We are committed to increasing diverse representation among leadership, providers, and all roles across our organization through changes in policies, procedures, and practices to build equity across the organization. 

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For more information please contact:

Joanna Beachy, MD, PhD, Chief of Newborn Medicine

 c/o Melissa Hale, Senior Provider Recruiter at Baystate Health

Phone:  413-794-2624  Email:  Melissa.Hale@baystatehealth.org 

Baystate Health (BH) is one of New England’s leading and largest integrated healthcare systems, serving more than 800,000 people throughout Western Massachusetts. With about 12,000 employees, a 1,200-member medical staff, and net patient service revenue of more than $2.3 billion, this dynamic and growing system includes an academic medical center, a children’s hospital and three community hospitals. It also includes a large multispecialty group, (Baystate Medical Practices), Baystate Home Health, Baystate Reference Laboratory, and Health New England, a 205,000-member health insurance company.

Baystate Children’s Hospital, housed within Baystate Medical Center, is the leading provider of general and specialty pediatric services in western Massachusetts, providing advanced medical care to babies, children, and adolescents in an environment that focuses exclusively on the needs of children and families. The 107-bed facility provides complete critical care programs, including the region’s only Pediatric Intensive Care and Neonatal Intensive Care Units, as well as pediatric inpatient services, child life specialists, a designated emergency room just for kids, and outpatient specialty services. In December 2012, Baystate Health opened the Sadowsky Family Pediatric Emergency Department. Staffed with board certified pediatric emergency specialists, the department includes a separate triage and waiting area, 18 dedicated treatment rooms, dedicated children’s imaging, assessment, and resuscitation areas, as well as a staff of child life specialists. In 2014, the Baystate Children’s Specialty Center opened, bringing 15 pediatric specialty services under one roof, focused on care coordination, comfort and convenience for children and families. At the end of 2017, Baystate opened a Pediatric Procedures & Infusion Unit bringing cancer treatment and other procedures together in a new environment, just steps away from its pediatric inpatient facilities.

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.