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Neonatology NP – Locums – Westwood, PA
Updated 10/08/25
Westwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Nurse Practitioner
Neonatology
Job at a glance
Degree Required
DNP
MSN/MSRN
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Clinic/Private Practice
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
D12 or 24 hours in person shifts—No Call Coverage as full shift (12 or 24 hour) is in house
16 beds, but can take up to 20, average daily census is 9-11
2 neonatologists and 4 mid-levels in the department
Implement palliative and end-of-life care through evaluation, modification, and documentation according to the patient’s response to therapy, changes in condition, and therapeutic interventions to optimize patient outcomes
Insert and remove nasogastric tube
Make rounds on hospitalized patients
Order and initial interpretation of diagnostic testing and therapeutic modalities, such as laboratory tests, medications, hemodynamic monitoring, treatments, x-ray, EKG, IV fluids and electrolytes, etc.
Perform short-term and indwelling urinary bladder catheterization (e.g., Robinson, coude, Foley)
Perform venous punctures for blood sampling, cultures, and IV catheterization.
REQUIREMENTS(state license, life support, DEA, etc.):PA licenseRequired, BLS, NRP *Extensive Experience in Level III NICU Required
