Assistant Nurse Manager; RN; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; NICU

Exceptional neonatal care requires strong clinical leadership, teamwork, and a relentless commitment to supporting the most vulnerable patients and their families. This opportunity offers an experienced neonatal nurse leader the chance to help guide a highly specialized NICU team within one of Virginia's premier academic health systems.

As the Assistant Nurse Manager for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, you will partner with nursing leadership to support clinical excellence, staff development, operational effectiveness, and outstanding patient outcomes. This role combines hands-on leadership with meaningful opportunities to mentor nurses, strengthen team performance, and contribute to the future of neonatal care in a nationally recognized academic environment.

The Assistant Nurse Manager serves as a key leader within a fast-paced, highly specialized NICU caring for critically ill and medically complex newborns. Working closely with the Nurse Manager, physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, and interdisciplinary care teams, you will help ensure exceptional patient care while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.

In an average day, you will balance clinical leadership, operational oversight, staff support, and patient-family centered care, helping the team maintain the highest standards of safety and quality.

• Supporting daily unit operations, patient flow, staffing, and resource management
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing nursing staff to promote clinical excellence and professional growth
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated, evidence-based care for critically ill newborns
• Assisting with quality improvement initiatives, patient safety efforts, and regulatory readiness
• Serving as a visible leader and resource for bedside staff, patients, and families
• Promoting a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous learning
• Supporting performance management, recruitment, onboarding, and retention activities
• Contributing to strategic initiatives that advance neonatal nursing practice and patient outcomes

This is an opportunity for a clinically strong RN leader to make a lasting impact on patients, families, and team members while helping shape the future of neonatal care.

UVA Health is one of the nation's leading academic health systems, where innovation, research, education, and exceptional patient care come together to transform lives. Nurses and nurse leaders work alongside nationally recognized physicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing the practice of medicine.

Within UVA Health Children's, you will join a team that delivers highly specialized care for newborns requiring advanced neonatal services. The NICU plays a critical role in caring for premature and critically ill infants while supporting families through some of the most important moments of their lives.

• Join the #1 Children's Hospital in Virginia
• Lead within a Magnet-designated nursing environment committed to nursing excellence
• Work in an academic medical center recognized for innovation, education, and research
• Collaborate with expert neonatal physicians, advanced practice providers, and multidisciplinary specialists
• Support a team caring for medically complex neonatal populations requiring advanced, evidence-based treatment
• Access robust professional development, leadership growth, and career advancement opportunities
• Participate in a culture of shared governance, quality improvement, and clinical excellence
• Help develop the next generation of nurses within a nationally respected healthcare system

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