Neonatal Nurse Practitioner | Take great care of the patient, every day and in every way

Overview

Desirable Kentucky Location

Work/Life Balance

Cohesive, Team Oriented Group Responsibilities

Pediatrix is looking for an experienced or new graduate neonatal nurse practitioner to join our group practicing at Baptist Health Lexington Hospital in Lexington, KY. This is a community hospital regionally referred to as “The Baby Hospital.”

As a valued member of our team, your responsibilities will include:

• · Coverage of a 32-bed, Level-III NICU
• · Well-baby coverage
• · Delivery room team leadership
• · Nursing staff education
• · Collaboration with on-site sub-specialty support, including maternal-fetal medicine, labor and delivery, general obstetrics, pediatric radiology, urology, ophthalmology, cardiology and genetics

About our practice:

Our practice has served the Lexington community for nearly 50 years. We offer a friendly, family-oriented, supportive team environment committed to delivering evidence-based medicine.

• · Expanding NICU team currently consists of 5 physicians and when fully-staffed, 6 advanced practice nurses
• · Dedicated delivery room team includes a NICU nurse and respiratory therapist to attend routine C-sections and meconium deliveries
• · Supportive research environment with published and Magnet-recognized nursing staff

Our group is well versed at different modalities and interfaces to provide CPAP/NIPPV, delivering a wide range of services with sub-specialty support, excluding ECMO and surgical services. We enjoy supportive relationships with hospital administration, the hospital foundation and community members.

About Baptist Health Lexington:

Baptist Health Lexington serves the Central and Eastern Kentucky regions with a growing average of 4,000 deliveries per year. Baptist Health Lexington is a major medical research and education center and

provides a wide range of services, including maternal transfer and a full scope of pediatric sub-specialties. Recent awards include:

• · The Leapfrog Group: Grade "A" for hospital safety, 2022 for the 9th consecutive year.
• · Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award, 2023 for the 6th consecutive year.
• · Magnet designated facility 2024, the 5th consecutive year.

Qualifications

• Current APRN national specialty certification
• Minimum of a master’s degree

Benefits and Compensation

Our clinicians enjoy a competitive compensation package with many locations offering sign on bonuses, relocation and tuition reimbursement.

Benefits for Full Time employee and qualified dependents:

• Health Insurance including prescription drugs
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term disability options
• Employee stock purchase program – 15% discount—
• 401k with company match——
• Pre-tax Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Aflac Hospital, Critical Illness and Accident plans
• Identity Protection
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

—Part Time Regular employee classifications also receive this benefit

—— Available to part-time regular and part-time casual employees age 21 and over