Registered Nurse RN NICU

Primary City/State:

Tucson, Arizona

Department Name:

Neonatal ICU(NICU) T2 D4N-Hosp

Work Shift:

Varied

Job Category:

Nursing

$10,000 Sign-on incentive with 1yr NICU experience for a 1yr commitment

Better Than Ever for Nurses. This means investing in the holistic health and happiness of our nurses—through better pay, better benefits, better opportunities and a better community. At Banner Health, we take care of nurses. Nurses take care of everyone.

Banner Health has earned Great Place To Work® Certification™ for the third consecutive year. We’re committed to a workplace culture where team members trust the people they work for, take genuine pride in their work, and enjoy collaborating with colleagues.

NICU nurses at Banner University Medical Center – Tucson have the unique opportunity to be an integral part of Diamond Children’s Medical Center, collaborating closely with Women and Infant Services (WIS), Fetal Surgery, Pediatrics, and a comprehensive Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) program.

We are a licensed 36-bed Level IV NICU, providing highly specialized, developmentally sensitive care for critically ill and premature infants. Our unit is designed for both function and comfort, featuring three distinct “neighborhoods,” each with three pods of four bed spaces, as well as two nesting rooms for family rooming‑in, particularly for NAS care.

As a NICU nurse in our Level IV facility, you’ll care for infants with complex medical needs, including severe cardiac anomalies and surgical conditions, in close collaboration with our expert fetal surgery team. Our family-centered care model emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach, involving developmental therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, PT/OT specialists, neonatal nurse practitioners, and 24/7 neonatology support. If you're passionate about providing the highest level of care in a supportive, team-driven environment, we invite you to bring your expertise and compassion to our NICU team.

This is a full time VARIED shift position.
This role may work either day, night and/or weekend shifts as needed for the unit. Enjoy a 18% night shift differential and flat rate $3/hour weekend shift differential.

If you are a New Graduate Nurse with less than 12 months of experience, please visit the main job search page and under the Job Type filter, select New Nurse Experience.

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- University Medical Center Tucson is nationally recognized for providing exceptional patient care, teaching future health‑care professionals and conducting groundbreaking research. Also located on the campus is Diamond Children's - recognized for its specialized pediatric services including neonatal and intensive care, emergency medicine and cancer therapies. Banner
- University Medical Center Tucson is a Level 1 Trauma Center, meaning we care for the most critically injured patients. The hospital is consistently listed among the nation's top hospitals in the prestigious Best Hospitals ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The academic medical center has earned Magnet Recognition becoming the only hospital in southern Arizona to meet the rigorous standards of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program® for nursing excellence.

The hospital's physicians are full‑time faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine
- Tucson. Our specialty services include comprehensive heart and cancer care, advanced neuroscience techniques and a multi‑organ transplant program.

This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and in accordance with standards of professional nursing practice utilizing the framework for professional nursing practice and development. This…