The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) is a registered professional nurse who has national certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and is licensed as a Nurse Practitioner by the North Carolina Joint Board of Nursing and Medicare.  The NNP, in collaboration with a Neonatologist, perform patient management activities for an assigned group of neonates within established protocols.  In addition, indirect patient care responsibilities include role modeling, clinical consultation, and educator.