Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Critical Care Transport Fellowship

Neonatal Critical Care Transport Fellowship Program

Children's Nebraska is seeking highly motivated Neonatal Nurse Practitioners to join our Neonatal Critical Care Transport Fellowship Program, a 12-month, full-time postgraduate training opportunity designed to prepare fellows for independent practice in high-acuity neonatal transport. This immersive fellowship provides comprehensive training in ground, rotor-wing, and fixed-wing transport, with a focus on the stabilization and management of critically ill neonates requiring interfacility transfer. The program integrates clinical experience, structured didactics, simulation, and transport operations training within a leading pediatric health system. Upon completion, fellows will be equipped to deliver evidence-based care across the continuum of neonatal transport, from initial resuscitation through interfacility transfer, in both controlled and austere environments.

Program Objectives

• Develop advanced competency in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of neonatal conditions requiring interfacility transport
• Build expertise in transport medicine, aviation physiology, and operational safety
• Enhance procedural proficiency and clinical decision-making in high-risk, time-sensitive scenarios
• Apply evidence-based practices to optimize neonatal outcomes during resuscitation, stabilization, and transport
• Integrate principles of crew resource management and interdisciplinary collaboration

Minimum Qualifications

• NNP-BC - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner upon hire required
• BLS - Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association upon hire required
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 180 days required
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation within 180 days required
• DEA License within 30 days required
• Minimum 2+ years' experience in critical care required, 3 years preferred (as CC RN, APRN or combination of both)
• Previous advanced practice provider experience in pediatrics preferred
• Satisfy all relevant criteria and qualifications outlined in the Medical Staff Policy on Allied Health Professional, required to be credentialed
• Must have valid driver's license with an acceptable motor vehicle driving record required
• Must be able to work in an environment which includes the use of ambulance, helicopter, and airplane patient transport vehicles that results in exposure to non-conventional motions, noise, vibration, fumes and extreme heat/cold
• Due to the aircraft the organization utilizes for both rotary and fixed wing, all transport applicants must be 225 lbs or under at time of hire

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in EMS, flight, or critical care transport
• Demonstrated interest in neonatal critical care and transport medicine

Curriculum Overview

Transport & Aviation Medicine Core

• Air medical physiology and gas laws
• Effects of flight stressors on neonatal patients
• Aircraft systems, safety, and scene operations
• Crew resource management
• Ground, rotor-wing, and fixed-wing transport operations

Neonatal Critical Care

• Neonatal resuscitation and stabilization
• Prematurity and complications of immaturity
• Congenital anomalies and neonatal surgical emergencies
• Advanced respiratory support, intubation, and ventilation
• Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia
• Inborn errors of metabolism
• Neonatal nutrition, fluids, and electrolyte management
• Umbilical arterial and venous catheter placement and management
• Stabilization and transport of high-risk neonates from delivery centers

Simulation & Procedural Training

• High-fidelity simulation of neonatal and pediatric transport scenarios
• Mock codes and full-scale transport drills
• Advanced procedural training, including:
• Chest tube placement
• Intraosseous (IO) access
• Needle decompression
• Central and arterial line placement
• Rapid sequence and delayed sequence intubation (RSI/DSI)
• Supraglottic airway (SGA) placement and cricothyrotomy
• Umbilical line placement
• Lumbar puncture
• Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training

Certifications Provided

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Preparation for Certified Neonatal Pediatric Transport (C-NPT) credential

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