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Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Nemours Children's Health·Ferry Pass, Florida

Full Time·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 4 days ago
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About the role

The provider manages and delivers care for patients in a Level III NICU, including performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Responsibilities include conducting parent interviews, collaborating with neonatologists, and participating in daily rounds.

Nemours Children’s Health Florida is seeking a Neonatal Advanced Practice Provider to staff the Level III NICU at Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart in beautiful Pensacola.

Responsibilities

include rounding with Nemours Neonatologists on NICU patients. The level III NICU is staffed with Nemours Advance Practice Providers and Neonatologists.

Essential Functions

Manages and provides care for the patient requiring neonatal intensive care utilizing collaborative consultation with team members, under the direction and supervision (but not necessarily the direct attendance) of an attending neonatologist.

Conducts parent interviews and takes family history.

Collaborates with neonatologists concerning pertinent historical events, physical findings, diagnostic and therapeutic measures initiated on all admissions.

Orders appropriate laboratory tests and procedures.

Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary and appropriate for the care of the patient.

Reviews and provides general care items involved in neonatal care, such as temperature stabilization, hyperalimentation therapy, feeding management, and phototherapy.

Complete timely documentation as required by departmental policy and Nemours standards.

Participate in meeting goals of the department.

Participates in daily rounds in NICU.

Rotating shifts required.

Qualifications

  • Florida ARNP Licensure with NNP Certification or Graduate of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation. Active license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Florida
  • NRP Certification
  • AHA BLS
  • Pediatric experience required

What We Offer

  • No state income tax in Florida
  • Competitive base compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
  • Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans
  • Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

How to Apply/For Confidential Consideration

For confidential consideration, please apply below. Have question? Click here [Angelique.Walbroel@nemours.org] to contact the recruiter for this role.

About Pensacola

Home to pristine white beaches and the iconic emerald waters of the Gulf Coast (consistently voted one of the top beaches in the country)

Pensacola boasts a rich history including pre-Civil War forts, archaeological sites, the title of America’s first settlement, and is home to the US Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, The Blue Angels.

Cost of living below the national average

The perfect combination of a relaxed beach town and bustling metropolitan center, Pensacola’s temperate and climate offer a friendly community and an unparalleled quality of life.

Pensacola prides itself on its diverse and emerging cultures. Annual festivals, events, and performances display the region’s greatest musicians, food, artists, shows, and vendors that captivate the heart and history of the area.

About Ascension Sacred Heart Studer Family Children’s Hospital

As part of Ascension, the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola is a 566-bed facility that offers:

Studer Family Children’s Hospital is the region’s only children’s hospital and is a full-service pediatric facility including a dedicated pediatric emergency department/trauma center, 48 general pediatric beds, 10 Hem/Onc beds and a 75 bed NICU. The hospital utilizes the Cerner EMR.

Sacred Heart was founded by the Daughters of Charity in 1915. The Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital opened their doors on April 1, 1969.

While technology has improved dramatically, and the buildings have grown and expanded, the commitment to the mission remains steadfast: to provide excellent health care to all people, with special attention to the poor and vulnerable.

The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart is dedicated to the care of sick and injured babies and children regardless of the patient's ability to pay.

The campus includes an onsite Ronald McDonald House and in-house Ronald McDonald Family Room, a regional pediatric dialysis center, pediatric sedation for imaging studies

There is a Pediatric Residency program that has been training Pediatricians since 1970.

#LI-AW2

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org [https://www.nemours.org].

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Florida ARNP license with NNP certification or be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with a Florida license. Required certifications include NRP and AHA BLS, along with previous pediatric experience.

  • professional certificate
  • postgraduate degree
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Patient Rounding
  • Diagnostic Procedures
  • Therapeutic Procedures
  • Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Phototherapy
  • Feeding Management
  • Collaborative Consultation
  • Family History Taking
  • Temperature Stabilization
  • Hyperalimentation Therapy

Benefits

  • Dental Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Relocation Packages
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility
  • 403B with Employer Match
  • 457 Retirement Savings Plans
  • Mortgage Assistance

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Location
Ferry Pass, Florida
Posted
Jul 23, 2026
Application
Employer website
NC

Hiring organization

Nemours Children's Health

Nemours Children's Health is committed to improving the health of children. As a non-profit children’s health organization, we consider the health of every child to be a sacred trust. Through family-centered care in our children’s hospitals and clinics in Delaware, New Jersey,...

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IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size5,001-10,000 employees
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