RN NICU New Grad Cohort

Job Description - RN NICU New Grad July 2026 Cohort (2600003W)

Children's National Hospital is seeking NICU experienced RNs to join our World Class Team! At Children’s National, our NICU is designated Level IV, providing the highest level of neonatal care for the more than 1,000 babies we see each year. The Children's National NICU is one of the only Level IV NICUs in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Our commitment to providing our patients and families with excellent care is reflected by our Neonatology division’s #2 ranking nationally from U.S. News & World Report. Our neonatology team is uniquely qualified to treat NICU patients with the most innovative therapies available.

Our NICU has medical team and surgical teams who can take care of babies who have a condition at birth requiring surgery. Other special needs your baby may have will be addressed by our comprehensive team of pediatric subspecialists. The team is complemented by specialized nurses, social workers, respiratory therapists and dietitians. And the NICU is equipped with the latest state‑of‑the‑art equipment that can care for the most complex conditions.

Level IV NICU. Children’s National has one of the only Level IV NICUs in the Washington, D.C., area, offering the highest level of care for premature and ill newborns.

ECMO breathing therapy. In 1984, Children’s National became the first children’s hospital to offer extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), which acts as an artificial set of heart and lungs for critically ill infants. Our program is now one of the largest in the country for infants and is designated as an ECMO Center of Excellence.

Nutrition and feeding program. The experts in our Neonatal Nutrition Program work closely to evaluate your baby’s growth and nutrition during their hospital stay.

Child development clinic. Our Child Development Clinic evaluates more than 1,500 children each year, ranging in age from birth to 4 years old. Our specialists will work with you to address developmental concerns.

• Specialized lung disease program. Our BPD Program focuses on infants who have chronic lung problems requiring long‑term breathing support. This team is composed of specialists in neonatology, pediatric pulmonology, pediatric heart conditions caused by chronic lung disease (pul hypertension). It is the only program of its kind in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

Requires an active District of Columbia Registered Nurse License.

District of Columbia‑Washington

CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW Washington 20010

Nursing

Shift: Variable

Work Schedule:

D/N Rotating

Jan 15, 2026, 2:48:39 PM

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Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.