Status: FT (1.0 FTE)

Schedule: 162 twelve-hour shifts per year which may include double shifts (twenty-four-hour shifts) if desired or dictated by scheduling needs; opportunity also available for 0.6 FTE - 98 12-hour shifts per year (12 or 24-hr increments depending on preference and scheduling availability)

Call: None, 1:3; APP in-house at night with Neonatologist on call from home (30-min response time)

EMR/EHR: Epic®

Salary and Benefits:

Sign-on Incentives

Relocation

CME Allocation

Malpractice Insurance (Incl. Tail)

Health/Dental/Vision

Retirement (403b)

Practice Highlights: 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.

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;

team work and cultivating a culture of transformational care;

patient care while demonstrating and modeling organizational Mission, Vision and Values.

Enjoys teaching and educating staff

Community: Boise, Meridian & Nampa anchor this vibrant and growing mid-sized metropolitan area of 700,000 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!

Saint Alphonsus Health System is a growing five-hospital, 714-bed, 74 clinic integrated healthcare system serving southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada. Saint Alphonsus Health System is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic not-for-profit health systems in the nation. 

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Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity 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, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.