Neonatal Nurse Practitioner PRN
Lafayette, LA
- Eligibility
- NPNeonatal Nursing
Posted Sep 11
What the listing says
Role
- Orientation
- Preceptorship program
- Term
- Per Diem
- Accepts
- NP
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
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- LA nursing roles that state pay post $33/hr to $52/hr
LA nursing postings that state pay run $27/hr to $58/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $52/hr, across 154 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
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About this role
This job enhances the nature and quality of care for a group of at risk or critically ill neonates/infants. This job works in collaboration with the Medical Director or approved staff physician and in association with the NICU Unit Director, Operational Coordinator, Clinical Coordinator, staff nurses, discharge coordinator, and staff physicians in the planning, implementation and evaluation of medical and nursing care. This job’s major areas of responsibility include primary medical management, emergency stabilization of critically ill neonates and infants, emergency transport of the neonatal patient, preceptorship of NNP students, teaching of NICU residents, staff development and education, parental education, and discharge planning.
Participates in developing and collecting data for outcome measures, manages a caseload of patients in the NICU and participates in daily rounds. This job provides 24/7 in house coverage for all Neonatal Intensive Care Units as well as coverage for high risk deliveries. This job works under the supervision of the Medical Director or approved staff physician and in association with the PCCs, staff nurses, and discharge coordinator in the planning, implementation and evaluation of medical and nursing care; and assumes responsibility for primary and urgent medical management, emergency stabilization of all critically ill patients, teaching of residents and medical students, staff development and education, patient education and discharge planning.
Sourced from Ochsner Health’s careers page.
Requirements
- Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Nurse Practitioner License in the state of practice
- Certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner through the National Certification Corporation (NCC)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from the American Heart Association
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
- S.T.A.B.L.E. certification
- Eligibility for limited prescriptive authority in Louisiana
Benefits
- N/A
Place
- City
- Lafayette, LA
- Median rent
- $1,100/mo
- Local household income
- $61,915/yr
- Metro price level
- 13% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Lafayette area index 87.2, where 100 is the national average.
Lafayette sits at the heart of Acadiana, where Cajun culture isn't a tourist show—it's Tuesday. Live zydeco spills from dance halls, boudin and crawfish define the local table, and the cost of living sits about 13% below the national average. For an RN seeking authentic Louisiana without New Orleans prices, this is your basecamp.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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