# Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - Iowa

**Company:** [Commonwealth Medical Services](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/keeTEXJ8MZmGdm2R5VUMJA.md)
**Location:** Moline, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** West - MercyOne

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## Description

### **Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP)**

### **Position Summary**

The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner provides advanced practice nursing care to neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and/or newborn nursery. This role focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and management of high-risk and critically ill newborns in collaboration with neonatologists and multidisciplinary care teams.

### **Key Responsibilities**

-   Provide comprehensive care to premature, critically ill, and medically complex neonates
-   Perform neonatal assessments, admissions, and daily patient management
-   Diagnose and manage acute and chronic neonatal conditions
-   Develop and implement individualized plans of care
-   Perform procedures within scope of practice, including intubation, line placement, and resuscitation as credentialed
-   Monitor patient response to treatment and adjust care plans as needed
-   Participate in neonatal resuscitations and high-risk deliveries
-   Collaborate with neonatologists, nursing staff, respiratory therapy, and ancillary services
-   Educate and support families regarding neonatal conditions and care plans
-   Participate in discharge planning and continuity of care
-   Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation in the electronic health record
-   Support quality improvement, patient safety, and regulatory compliance initiatives

### **Practice Setting**

-   Neonatal intensive care unit and/or newborn nursery
-   Level II–IV NICU depending on facility
-   Shift-based coverage, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays as required

### **Patient Population**

-   Premature and term neonates
-   Infants with respiratory, cardiac, neurologic, infectious, and congenital conditions

### **Qualifications**

-   Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing
-   Graduate of an accredited Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program
-   National board certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
-   Eligible for unrestricted nurse practitioner licensure in the practicing state
-   DEA registration or eligibility
-   NRP certification (or ability to obtain)

### **Skills & Competencies**

-   Advanced neonatal assessment and critical thinking skills
-   Ability to manage high-acuity neonatal patients
-   Strong procedural and clinical decision-making abilities
-   Excellent communication and family-centered care skills
-   Ability to work effectively in a high-intensity, team-based environment

### **Work Environment**

-   Hospital-based neonatal care setting
-   Multidisciplinary NICU care model
-   Fast-paced, high-acuity clinical environment