RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

As a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered Nurse at Novant Health, you'll provide compassionate, specialized care to premature, critically ill, and medically fragile newborns. Working alongside neonatologists and an interdisciplinary team, you'll support each infant's growth, development, and recovery while providing education, reassurance, and personalized support to families during their NICU journey.

Why Nurses Choose This Role

• Day-one medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Flexible scheduling and generous paid time off to support work-life balance
• Tuition support programs and career advancement opportunities, including specialty certifications
• Retirement match and competitive total rewards package
• Mental Health, well-being, telehealth, and therapy resources for you and your family

Shift / Schedule:

Night Shift 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM Three 12-hour shifts per week (36 hours).

This position offers flexible, self-scheduling opportunities, allowing nurses to select their preferred workdays based on scheduling availability and departmental needs. Every other weekend is required, along with a minimum of six Friday or Saturday night shifts per scheduling period. Please note that this is not a block schedule, and assigned workdays may vary from week to week.

• Education:
  • 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred.
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. If your RN nursing license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more and you have not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your license. In order to be considered for current licensure status, you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the refresher course.
• Experience:
  • One year relevant experience, preferred.
• Licensure/Certification:
  • Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.

• Assess and prioritize patients across a wide range of conditions, injuries, and acuity levels
• Respond quickly to changing patient needs using critical thinking, clinical judgment, and evidence-based practice
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary team members to deliver coordinated care
• Administer medications, treatments, and emergency interventions in a fast-paced environment
• Educate, support, and advocate for patients and families throughout their emergency care experience