Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
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Job Description
- Job Id: 104832
- Profession: Nurse Practitioner
- Specialty: NP - Neonatology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Lubbock, TX
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical or Call Only
- Coverage Period: Jan 01, 2027 – Jan 01, 2028
- Shift Schedule: Mon – Sun, 8a – 4p
- 1 week/month
- Call Schedule: 24-hr shifts; 8a-8a
- 1-2 weekends/month
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 30-35
- Rounding: Daytime rounding – lower-acuity NICU patients
Facility Information
- No. of Beds: 214
- Beds in the Dept: 52
- NICU Level: IV
- EMR System: Epic
- Physicians in Practice: 4
- APPs in Practice: 6
Job Requirements
- Board: BC
- Licenses: TX License or compact license
- DEA: Required
- Certifications: BLS, PALS, NRP
Duties & Responsibilities
- Conduct daily rounding on lower-acuity NICU patients.
- Perform neonatal procedures including lumbar punctures, arterial line placements, central line placements, chest tube insertions, and airway management/intubation.
- Manage and monitor patient conditions, adjusting treatments as necessary.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team for patient care.
- Document patient progress and maintain accurate medical records.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct daily rounding on lower-acuity NICU patients and perform essential neonatal procedures such as intubations and line placements. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to manage patient conditions and maintain accurate medical documentation.
Requirements
Requires a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with a Texas or compact license and current BLS, PALS, and NRP certifications. Candidates must be proficient in neonatal clinical procedures and patient management within a Level IV NICU environment.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Neonatology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 66% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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- Includes call
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Living in Lubbock
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $201k
- Typical market rent
- $1,333/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 91.3
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Lubbock, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.