Registered Nurse RN - Neonatal ICU NICU

NICU Registered Nurse

Work Schedule:

3 days per week, 7a-7p/Rotating Weekends

We are seeking a compassionate, highly precise NICU Registered Nurse to join our advanced neonatal team at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena. Operating within our state-of-the-art, designated Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), you will deliver critical, life-saving care to premature infants and newborns with complex medical needs. Our facility offers an exceptional nurse-to-patient focus, supported by 24/7 neonatologists, advanced respiratory therapies, and a seamless connection to our active Women's Services floor.

Joining our team means leveraging HCA Healthcare's industry-leading resources, including excellent shift differentials, clinical advancement tracks, and full support for your RNC-NIC or NRP certifications close to home.

As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.

What you will do in this role:

• Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for assigned patients in the NICU and Newborn Nursery.
• Participates in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the NICU that guide and support the provision of services.
• Responsible for meeting the standards of Practice for a Level II and Level III NICU and managing all assigned personnel, supplies and equipment.
• Participates in activities to plan, measure, assess and improve the quality of patient care.
• Performs neonatal assessment of NICU patients and Newborn Nursery patients.
• Performs nursing care of NICU patients and Newborn Nursery patients.
• Performs gestational age assessments.
• Demonstrates appropriate usage and understanding of equipment used in the department.
• Participates in mandatory unit education activities.
• Participates in the discharge process to include parent teaching.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date).
• Current BLS issued from American Heart Association required.
• Neonate Resuscitate Program (NRP).
• 1 year of clinical experience as a licensed RN in an acute hospital Level II NICU required.

Level III, Level II, Level IV, NRP, Neonatal Resuscitation, STABLE, CPAP, HFOV, High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation, Nitric Oxide Therapy, Therapeutic Hypothermia, whole body cooling, UVC, UAC, umbilical lines management, PICC line, micro-preemies, micro-premature infant care, ELBW, extremely low birth weight, VLBW, very low birth weight, NAS, neonatal abstinence syndrome, PPHN, persistent pulmonary hypertension, MAS, meconium aspiration syndrome, cue-based feeding kangaroo care, TPN, total parenteral nutrition, surfactant, scoring, gestational, pain assessment, NIPS, CRIES, radiant warmer, family-centered, lactation, breastfeeding, RNC-NIC.

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.

Note:

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is a full-service 340+ bed acute care hospital in Pasadena, Texas. We have been a leader of medical care in Pasadena for more than 50…