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Evansville, Indiana

Neonatal NP / PA

Nurse PractitionerPart-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Your future role at a glance
  • Location: Evansville, Indiana
  • Facility Name: Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent Evansville
  • Schedule: Part-Time | PRN, 14 hour inpatient schedule
  • Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance offered
  • Productivity incentives offered
  • CME allowance and allotted CME time off
  • How you’ll make an impact in this role
  • This is an exceptional opportunity for a motivated advanced practice provider to join a busy, well-respected practice, supported by a strong referral base and the full resources of a robust health system network.
  • Join an established team of neonatologists and APPs
  • Call structure: TBD (24/7 Neonatologist and APP coverage model)
  • Practice setting: Inpatient (Level III NICU)
  • Access to Sunrise Clinical Manager EMR, therapeutic hypothermia, jet ventilation, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA), and a ground-only critical care transport team

Employed Position Within a Nonprofit Health System

Board Certified or Board Eligible as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP), Neonatal-trained Physician Assistant (PA), or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) with a NICU residency

Eligible for Indiana state medical licensure and DEA registration

Manage complex medical treatments and diagnostic pathways for critically ill newborns, executing specialized bedside procedures such as intubations, umbilical line placements, lumbar punctures, and thoracentesis/chest tube placements.

Attend high-risk deliveries to provide immediate stabilization, direct critical newborn care, and participate as a core member of the regional ground transport team to manage neonatal transit across the state.

Master's or Doctorate degree required; at least 1 year of clinical experience in a Level III or IV NICU is preferred

About the Facility

54-bed pediatric and neonatal inpatient footprint (featuring a 32-bed Level III NICU, 15-bed Pediatric Inpatient Unit, and a 7-bed PICU)

  • Level II Pediatric Trauma Verification
  • Serving a population of approximately 300,000 in the greater Evansville metropolitan area
  • Integrated referral network combining a comprehensive maternal-fetal medicine program, a specialized outpatient pediatric clinic, and hospital-based pediatric subspecialists
  • Part of Ascension, a national nonprofit Catholic health system
  • Why Physicians Choose Ascension
  • Physician-led, collaborative culture
  • Long-term practice stability
  • National network with local autonomy
  • Mission-centered care rooted in service
  • What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Indiana Medical Licensing Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.
  • Benefits that help you thrive
  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
  • Time to recharge: paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

  • Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
  • Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Key Responsibilities

Manage complex medical treatments and diagnostic pathways for critically ill newborns, including performing specialized bedside procedures. Attend high-risk deliveries to provide immediate stabilization and participate as a core member of the regional ground transport team.

Requirements

Requires a Master's or Doctorate degree and board certification as an NNP, PA, or PNP with NICU residency. At least one year of clinical experience in a Level III or IV NICU is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Neonatal careIntubationUmbilical line placementLumbar punctureChest tube placementNeonatal stabilizationPatient assessmentClinical documentationNeonatal resuscitationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Neonatology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 58% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $167k (middle half $137k–$168k)14 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingIndiana index 93.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nurse Practitioner listings in Indiana292 active14,131 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 58% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusIndiana Nurse Practitioner listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 4% offer loan repayment292 active listings, Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$250k$50/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule; as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 50% of Neonatology (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 164 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Ascension

Hospitals and Health Care
St. Louis, MO
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
Productivity incentives
CME allowance
CME time off
Health insurance
Dental
Vision

Living in Evansville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$227k
Typical market rent
$1,058/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.