Advanced Practice Provider - Neonatal ICU

$25,000 sign on bonus for offers accepted through June 30, 2025. Terms and conditions apply.

Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU is growing!

Our new Level IV NICU is opening in 2026 in Richmond, VA. We are increasing our teams, adding an additional 20 beds, and actively hiring Neonatology Nurse Practitioners and Fellowship Trained Physician Assistants. Our NICU will provide exceptional care for complex prenatal & fetal conditions, supported by a dedicated neonatal transport team providing both ground and air transport for critically ill newborns, even offering lifesaving ECMO for neonatal patients!

The Nurse Practitioner role demonstrates a high level of expertise in assessing, diagnosing, and treating individuals, families, or communities with health problems, focusing on prevention, wellness, and comfort. This role supports the healthcare team in these areas, performing interventions that require advanced knowledge, data synthesis, and complex skills, in accordance with ANA's Scope and Standards of Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (1996).

Essential Job Functions

• Performance Expectation : Pertains to Staff in Licensed Nursing Positions ONLY
• Complete 15 contact hours of Continuing Nursing Education during this evaluation cycle. Failure to do so will affect performance ratings.
• Performance Expectation : Expert Coaching & Guidance
• Plan and implement solutions to improve patient care quality, role model advocacy, adapt systems for better outcomes, demonstrate advanced assessment skills, and develop educational materials.
• Performance Expectation : Consultation
• Maintain therapeutic relationships, organize support groups, serve as liaison, promote teamwork, and identify system issues for improvement.
• Performance Expectation : Research Skills
• Engage in clinical research activities, utilize evidence-based practices, and contribute to the profession through research and education.
• Performance Expectation : Clinical & Professional Leadership
• Advance clinical practice, seek professional growth, mentor others, and serve as a role model in professional development.
• Performance Expectation : Collaboration
• Coordinate care through collaborative relationships, develop multidisciplinary care plans, and network with community resources.
• Performance Expectation : Nurse Practitioner
• Assess health status, develop treatment plans, manage patients, and focus on health maintenance and emergency procedures when needed.
• Performance Expectation : Ethical Decision-making Skills
• Adhere to ethical principles, incorporate nursing process in decision-making, and respect patient rights.
• Performance Expectation : Miscellaneous Responsibilities
• Perform other duties, support team, and participate in special projects.

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire and Continued Employment

Experience and Education

Additional Requirements

EEO Statement

EEO Employer / Disabled / Protected Veteran / 41 CFR 60-1.4.

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