• Attend deliveries of high-risk neonatal patients, admissions and rounding to include well baby
• Care for neonatal patients requiring ICU level care, developing plans of care
• Perform procedures including intubations, line placements, lumbar punctures, chest tube insertions.
• Provision of patient and family centered care.

Job Specifics:

• Full time, M-F 3pm- 11pm
• Average patients per day: 2
• Average Well baby patients per day: 8
• 8 beds, open bay
• 2 Pediatricians on site at all times.

As a UMMS provider, you can expect:

• Market leading compensation with generous bonus opportunity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Generous paid time off
• Retirement plan – 403-B with employer match
• Complimentary loan repayment consultation
• Comprehensive benefits package, including malpractice with tail and CME

The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UMBWMC) provides the highest quality health care services to the communities we serve. Our medical center is home to leading-edge technology, nationally recognized quality, personalized service and outstanding people. We have 285 licensed beds and we're home to 3,200 employees and over 800 physicians. Our expert physicians and experienced, compassionate staff are connected to medical practices in the local community as well as at University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore. For patients, this means access to high-quality care and research discoveries aimed at improving Maryland’s health. Our physicians and nursing staff specialize in emergency, acute, medical-surgical and critical care. In addition, our medical center is home to many Centers of Excellence, offering expert outpatient health care.

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is a university-based regional health care system focused on serving the health care needs of Maryland. As one of the largest private employers in the state, University of Maryland Medical System’s 28,000 employees and 4,000 affiliated physicians provide primary and specialty care in more than 150 locations and at 13 hospitals.

Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UMBWMC), a member of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), is looking to add a Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NP) to our Level II Special Care Nursery located on BWMC’s campus in Glen Burnie, MD for PRN shifts.

Our Level II Special Care Nursery cares for out smallest patients who are babies as young as 32 weeks, including those with respiratory and feeding difficulties or those that might require antibiotic or IV therapies. Located in the mother/baby unit we are staffed around the clock by pediatricians and neonatal nurse practitioners and help families welcome over 2,000 births per year.

• Master of Science degree with completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program required.
• Board Certification Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
• Required experience of 3 years in, Level II or Level III, Level IV NICU
• Current state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner required. 
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse required.
• Current NRP and S.T.A.B.L.E certification or obtained prior to providing direct patient care is required.
• DEA and CDS eligible.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs. 
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills are required to interact with patient families, departmental units, medical and nursing staff on all essential matters. Demonstrated/documented effective interpersonal skills.
• Maintains updated hospital safety and other mandatory training.
• Updated immunizations as recommended per practice area.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.