Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - Janesville, WI $145,000 - $165,000
Posted Sep 3, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This full-time role in Janesville is mainly in the Newborn Nursery with rotating coverage. What draws you to nursery care over a NICU?
What they are checking: Whether they truly want this setting and will stay engaged with mostly healthy babies.
Tell me about a time you worked through a disagreement with a pediatrician or obstetric provider.
What they are checking: Whether they collaborate respectfully across teams, which this family-centered role relies on.
How do you keep your neonatal skills sharp when most of your patients are healthy?
What they are checking: Whether they keep up with emergency skills through practice and education.
Tell me about a time you had to make a quick clinical decision without much backup.
What they are checking: Whether they can act confidently and safely as the main neonatal provider on shift.
What would you do
How do you decide when a sick baby needs transfer, and how do you keep them stable while waiting?
What they are checking: Whether they can stabilize and coordinate transfer from a community hospital.
A family refuses vitamin K or the hepatitis B vaccine for their newborn. How do you handle that conversation?
What they are checking: Whether they respect parents' choices while clearly explaining risks without pressure.
About the work
Walk me through how you would run a newborn's discharge exam and what you'd teach the parents.
What they are checking: Whether they cover key checks and give clear guidance on feeding, jaundice and follow-up.
You're called to a delivery and the baby isn't breathing well. Talk me through stabilization until help arrives.
What they are checking: Whether they can lead NRP steps confidently in a hospital without a NICU team on site.
A baby has low blood sugar after birth and the mother has diabetes. How do you manage it?
What they are checking: Whether they know screening, feeding and treatment steps for newborn low blood sugar.
A newborn fails the heart screening test. What do you do next?
What they are checking: Whether they know how to follow up on a failed critical heart defect screen quickly.
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