Nurse Practitioner Neonatology (NICU) - Award Winning Hospital and Supportive Team

Summary

Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) Family Birthing Center, a Level 3 Neonatology (NICU) hospital site located at Manchester Memorial Hospital, invites practicing Neonatology Nurse Practitioners (NNP) to apply. The hospital-employed position options include a full-time (32 – 40 hours per week) or part-time (18-30 hours per week), offering a flexible schedule that promotes work-life balance. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team and receive support from a strong partnership with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Neonatologists, who are recognized as one of the top children’s hospitals in the nation for pediatric and neonatology care. This specialized team includes Neonatologist, Neonatology Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants (PAC), Neonatology Nurses, Lactation Consultants, Physical Therapists, Respiratory Therapists, and Social Workers. At ECHN, you will work in a rewarding environment that provides advanced neonatology interventions and therapeutic management for emergent and high-acuity premature newborns. We are committed to lifelong learning and professional development in a supportive workplace dedicated to compassionate clinical excellence. We invite you to join our medical staff and contribute to our highly respected Neonatology ICU program.

Position Highlights:

• Level 3 Neonatology Intensive Care Unit, 10 beds with well infant nursery
• Providing high risk care for neonates, attendance at deliveries and c-sections, as well as providing resuscitation and continued NICU care
• Daily clinical management, rounding, admissions, and documentation
• Neonatal procedures include, but not limited to, intubation, umbilical catheterization, lumbar puncture, arterial puncture, IV placement, bladder catheterization, chest tube placement
• 24-hour or 12-hour rotating shifts supporting work-life balance 

Eastern Connecticut Health Network Outstanding Benefit Highlights: 

• Highly competitive salary, sign-on bonus, and other eligible bonus amenities
• Robust benefits eligible options include 401k, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Exceptional paid time off and sick time
• Generous comprehensive CME allowance (CME time and CME professional allowance) reflects institutional commitment to lifelong learning and clinical excellence.
• Employer paid malpractice coverage
• Expert operations, rewarding work environment, provider-centric and supportive hospital system 
• Free easy access to on-site parking, on-site laboratory, and medical imaging services

Requirements:

• Advanced Graduate Degree from an accredited APRN/Nurse Practitioner Program with 2 or more years of experience as Neonatology (NICU) NNP Nurse Practitioner 
• Connecticut's license, Federal DEA, and Controlled Substance Registration (soon eligible)

About Eastern Connecticut Health Network:

Eastern Connecticut Health Network is an extraordinary community healthcare system comprised of two highly respected acute-care hospitals (Manchester Memorial and Rockville General) with 249 beds and approximately five hundred physicians and advanced practitioners. The community hospitals are supported by multi-primary care outpatient internal and family medicine practice sites, expert physician specialists, comprehensive inpatient clinical services, and a state-of-the-art cancer center. Talented skilled faculty physicians further support ECHN’s prominent family medicine residency program. Eastern Connecticut Health Network earned Healthgrades Awards in 2022, 2023, 2024 for patient safety excellence, 2023 Five-Star Recipient for Hip Facture Treatment, 2023 Treatment of Sepsis, 2023 Treatment of Respiratory Failure, 2023 Treatment of Diabetic, and Manchester Memorial Hospital a Top Hospital in Connecticut for Critical Care. ECHN provides the latest advancements in robotic surgery, including the new MAKO robotic-assisted knee-hip replacement system, and the Xi da Vinci Robot. The Women’s Center for Wellness was named one of the best Mammogram Imaging Centers by The Women’s Choice Award with a new Canon Vantage Orian Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine. The expanding partnership with Jefferson Radiology provides new and expanded comprehensive diagnostic radiology services with other highly regarded programs.

LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE AND LOVE WHERE YOU WORK

Eastern Connecticut boasts the natural beauty of changing seasons, serene rivers, and peaceful walking and hiking trails that offer breathtaking views. This region is home to charming, family-oriented towns with exemplary school systems, many of which are recognized as some of the best in New England, including several National Blue Ribbon Award-winning schools. For those who enjoy city life, nearby Hartford and New Haven provide a vibrant cultural scene filled with theater, music, and fine dining. The ideal location also allows for easy access to Boston, New York City, Newport, Rhode Island, Cape Cod, and Connecticut's beautiful ocean shores. Additionally, the picturesque mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire are well-known for winter skiing and their vibrant fall foliage. Whatever you’re looking for, you’ll find it here. For further consideration, please email your CV to mrinaldi@echn.org