Multidisciplinary subspecialty certifications for Neonatal Professionals! June 18, 2025

NCC multidisciplinary certifications promote effective communication and collaboration among team members while validating specialty knowledge competencies. Add a subspecialty certification to your accomplishments and build on your credentials!

Practice experience is not an eligibility requirement for subspecialty certification - test whenever you are ready!

Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonate (C-ELBW) is for neonatal professionals who identify life-threatening conditions in the ELBW neonate and initiate appropriate early intervention and individualized plans of care, understand the vulnerabilities and specialized needs of the ELBW neonate across the continuum, and focus on strategies to reduce risk and optimize outcomes.

Neonatal Neuro-Intensive Care (C-NNIC)+ is for Neonatal ICU professionals who monitor and care for babies with (or at risk for) neurologic injury such as apnea, seizures, HIE, IVH. This certification covers the knowledge used in daily practice to care for these at-risk and/or impaired neonates.

Neonatal Pediatric Transport (C-NPT®) certification focuses on stabilization and transport interventions for critically ill neonates and children. Meeting the requirements as outlined in the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) Twelfth Edition Standards – this certification is for health care professionals who provide critical care on the move. 

Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety (C-ONQS) is for health care professionals who practice, develop and/or implement Q&S initiatives, educate and train obstetric and/or neonatal teams in Q&S practices, advocate for resource needs by serving as a liaison between clinicians and administrators and apply recognized methods to design and implement sustainable Q&S initiatives.

NCC certifications are nationally accredited by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and Magnet™ Approved!
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