Location:Gastonia, NC
Gastonia offers the perfect blend of suburban comfort and urban accessibility, situated just 20 minutes from the vibrant city of Uptown Charlotte. Residents enjoy an affordable cost of living, mild year-round climate, and easy access to everything from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Carolina beaches.
Facility:This nationally recognized medical center, highlighted by the Wall Street Journal as a Luxury Birthplace, features a cutting-edge 16-bed Level III NICU with an innovative single-room design that supports both NICU and mother-baby care in a truly family-centered environment. The facility is part of a growing health system with a second hospital opening nearby in Belmont, NC, featuring labor and delivery services and a Level I newborn nursery.
Opportunity:Nurse Practitioner - Neonatology
Job Details:- Full-time opportunity for an experienced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) to join a well-established Level III NICU team in the greater Charlotte, NC region
- Work collaboratively alongside 2 neonatologists and 5-6 NNPs serving families across Gaston and surrounding counties
- NNPs provide 20 hours/day of shift coverage, collaborating with neonatologists who provide in-house daytime coverage and home call at night
- Provide clinical care in the Level III NICU and assist with coverage in the newborn nursery
- NICU sees approximately 320 admissions and 1,900 births annually with an average daily census of 10
- Master's Degree and/or Doctorate in Nursing required
- APRN National Specialty Certification - Board Certified NNP required (FNP, PNP, or other NP certifications not accepted)
- Minimum 2+ years of current experience as an NNP required (RN experience does not count toward this requirement)
- Active North Carolina APRN license required (or willingness to obtain)
- DEA must be obtained prior to start
- Most recent NPDB Self Query Report (within 30 days active) required at presentation
- Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available
Compensation:- Employed salary with benefits
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability options
- 401k with company match
- Pre-tax Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Employee stock purchase program
- Long-term care (LTC) coverage
- Aflac Hospital, Critical Illness, and Accident plans
- Identity protection and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
