Registered Nurse; RN; Neonatal and Pediatric Specialty Units; NICU); PICU

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - Neonatal and Pediatric Specialty Units (NICU) (PICU)
Bring your critical care expertise to the moments when children and families need it most. This opportunity places experienced nurses at the center of  
** high-acuity neonatal and pediatric care** , where precise assessment, decisive intervention, and compassionate partnership directly influence outcomes.

Join UVA Health's  
** 60-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
** or  
** 25-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
** and practice alongside multidisciplinary specialists within a nationally recognized pediatric academic environment. Whether caring for a critically ill newborn or managing the complex needs of an infant, child, or adolescent, you will combine advanced clinical practice with family-centered support, collaboration, and continuous learning.

** The Role*
* As a registered nurse in the NICU or PICU, you will provide comprehensive care for patients experiencing complex, rapidly changing, and potentially life-threatening conditions. Each shift requires  
** strong pattern recognition, clinical judgment, adaptability, and clear interdisciplinary communication** . In the NICU, you may care for premature or critically ill newborns requiring advanced medical or surgical treatment. In the PICU, you may support infants, children, and adolescents who require intensive monitoring and specialized interventions. Across both environments, nurses play an essential role in coordinating care and helping families navigate emotionally complex experiences.

Your day-to-day practice may include:

+ Delivering  
** evidence-based, patient- and family-centered critical care
** across a range of acuity levels

+ Conducting continuous assessment and reassessment, recognizing subtle changes, and initiating timely interventions

+ Caring for neonates with prematurity, respiratory distress, congenital anomalies, or complex postoperative needs

+ Monitoring and managing pediatric patients requiring  
** ventilatory support, vasoactive infusions, or invasive hemodynamic monitoring*
* + Collaborating with neonatologists, intensivists, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other multidisciplinary partners

+ Using advanced technologies and established clinical protocols to support individualized plans of care

+ Educating and supporting parents and caregivers throughout complex and highly emotional care journeys

+ Participating in  
** evidence-based practice, quality improvement, research, and academic collaboration*
* + Contributing to a unit culture grounded in clinical excellence, teamwork, shared learning, and professional development

This opportunity is well suited for nurses who want a  
** clinically challenging practice environment** , meaningful relationships with patients and families, and the ability to expand their expertise within neonatal or pediatric critical care.

** Why UVA Health*
* UVA Health offers pediatric critical care nurses the opportunity to practice within a  
** Magnet-recognized academic medical center
** committed to nursing excellence, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. As part of UVA Children's, you will contribute to a comprehensive pediatric care system designed to support patients across the full continuum of complex neonatal and pediatric needs.

Here, nursing expertise is valued as an essential part of clinical decision-making and care advancement. You will have opportunities to strengthen your specialty practice, contribute to quality initiatives, and learn alongside teams caring for some of the region's most medically complex children.

+ Practice within a pediatric system that includes a  
** 60-bed NICU, 25-bed PICU, and 38-bed Acute/Intermediate Care Pediatric Unit*
* + Join a  
** Magnet culture
** that supports nursing excellence, shared governance, and professional advancement

+ Work in an academic environment that promotes  
** research, innovation, evidence-based practice, and continuous clinical learning*
* + Collaborate with highly specialized teams delivering coordinated medical and surgical care

+ Participate in quality improvement initiatives that advance neonatal and pediatric critical care

+ Grow within an organization committed to  
** nursing development, clinical advancement, and practice at the top of license*
* + Contribute to an expanding pediatric program with continued investment in neonatal and children's services

** Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.*
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