Charge Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit​/Day Shift

This position is accountable for managing the overall operations of a defined patient care unit during an assigned shift. The incumbent is accountable for monitoring, evaluation, and directing patient care provided by staff, coordinating activities of the patient care unit, making staff assignments and assisting with the development and evaluation of staff members. The incumbent will assist with the recruitment and hiring of staff, evaluating staff competency and evaluating, coaching, and counseling assigned staff in concert with the Manager/Supervisor.

This position practices within the scope of the Nursing Practice Act, and in accordance with Children's policies.

Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt

FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.8625 FTE (69 hrs)

Shift: Day

Shift Length: 8

Pay Range: 53.00 - 78.00

Location: Madera, CA 93636 USA

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Valley Children’s Hospital is Central California’s only Regional Level IV NICU - the highest level of medical care available for premature and critically ill newborns. With a focus on family-centered care, our patients have access to a full range of pediatric and surgical specialists that treat potentially life-threatening illnesses due to extreme prematurity, congenital defects, injury, chronic illnesses and more.

Our NICU patient ratios are 1:1 or 2:1 in the ICU and 1:3 in Intermediate Care. Collectively, our NICUs provide specialized care for more than 1,400 fragile babies and nearly 25,000 patient days a year. Our team supports a network of NICUs throughout Central California, providing services for Madera County, Merced County, Fresno County, Kings County and Tulare County. Our level II and level III satellite NICUs (Fresno, Merced & Hanford) are staffed with Valley Children’s team of experts to provide patients the opportunity to receive treatment closer to home.

The nurses in these satellite units are trained to attend high-risk deliveries and resuscitate babies in the delivery room if needed. Our NICU is ranked as one of the best children’s hospitals in Neonatology by U.S. News & World Report for  - the seventh such ranking for our NICU. Our expert team consists of more than 250 neonatal nurses, constantly striving to innovate and improve patient care so babies have the best outcomes.

Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand‑alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds.

Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

• Minimum 2 years full time or equivalent nursing experience required
• Experience in pediatrics, NICU and/or hospital inpatient setting a plus
• Prior leadership experience preferred
• Bilingual skills desirable

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program
• Bachelor’s degree required, Bachelors in nursing highly desirable
• Active California Registered Nurse licensure (RN)
• Heart Code Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer into position
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 6 months of hire or transfer into position

Call Recruitment Services at 559–353–7071 or email us at recruiting

Disclaimer:
Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.