Nurse Practitioner-Neonatology Locum Tenens | Salt Lake City, Utah
Updated 10/07/25
$130.00
– $144.00
hourly
84122, Utah, Utah, United States
Nurse Practitioner
Neonatology
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
Other
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Inpatient
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Details & requirements for this opportunity:
- Specialty: Neonatology
- Requirement: Nurse Practitioner
- Location: Utah
- Coverage: 01/01/2026 - 12/31/2026
- Job Setting: Inpatient
- License: An active Utah state license is required
- EMR: Epic
- Must be Board-Certified or Board-Eligible
- Other Details: An advanced practice clinician is needed to provide inpatient care in 12-hour shifts, primarily during the day (7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.) with some night (7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.) and occasional 24-hour shifts, including weekdays, weekends, and holidays. The ideal schedule is full-time, averaging 24 shifts per month (three 12-hour shifts per week). The provider will manage an average of 5–7 patients per shift during the day and 18–20 at night. Responsibilities include obtaining and documenting patient histories and discharge exams, writing orders for diagnostic studies, therapies, and consultations within scope of practice, and prescribing or administering both controlled and non-controlled substances. Core privileges include admitting and discharging patients under a supervising physician, managing inpatient and outpatient cases, and performing a range of procedures such as sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, conventional and mechanical ventilator therapy, ECMO therapy, abdominal paracentesis, pericardiocentesis, endotracheal intubation, exchange transfusion, high-frequency ventilator therapy, intraosseous needle placement, lumbar puncture, needle thoracentesis, percutaneous peripheral artery catheter placement, peripheral artery puncture, reduction transfusion, aspiration and incision and drainage of simple abscesses, transfusion therapy, tube thoracostomy, umbilical vessel catheterization, and ventricular reservoir taps. Documentation of clinical competence, particularly in sedation procedures, is required.
- White-glove licensing and credentialing assistance
- Rf: M36475259
Job Responsibilities
* Obtain and document patient history and discharge exams
* Write orders for diagnostic studies, therapies, and consultations within scope of practice
* Prescribe or administer controlled and non-controlled substances and devices
* Admit and discharge patients as a dependent agent under a supervising physician
* Perform a wide range of procedures including:
* Sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes
* Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
* Ventilator therapy (conventional, mechanical, and high-frequency)
* ECMO therapy
* Abdominal paracentesis, pericardiocentesis, lumbar puncture
* Endotracheal intubation
* Intraosseous needle placement
* Needle thoracentesis
* Percutaneous peripheral artery catheter placement
* Peripheral artery puncture
* Exchange and reduction transfusions
* Aspiration and incision/drainage of simple abscesses
* Tube thoracostomy
* Umbilical vessel catheterization
* Ventricular reservoir taps
Qualifications
* Consultation & Referral Plan for NPs or Delegation of Services Agreement for PAs required if prescribing controlled substances
* Documentation of current competence required for sedation procedures
* Training and recent experience demonstrating clinical competence
Working Hours
* Some 24-hour shifts
* Includes weekdays, weekends, and holidays
* Full-time schedule averages 24 shifts per month (3 shifts per week)
Skills
* Proficiency in a wide range of invasive and non-invasive procedures
* Ability to manage 5–7 patients per shift during the day and 18–20 patients at night
* Competence in prescribing and administering medications, including controlled substances (Classes II–V)
* Critical care and emergency procedure skills
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