Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Job overview

The Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit role is onsite in Houston, TX, with three 12-hour day shifts. Compensation is not specified. The nurse supports critically ill and high-risk neonates at St. Joseph Medical Center, a downtown Houston hospital providing community healthcare. The nurse assesses infants, coordinates care with physicians, monitors clinical and laboratory parameters, and uses specialized equipment to reduce patient compromise. The role also supports high-risk deliveries and neonatal transports through airway management, monitoring, and prescribed medications and fluids.

What you'll do

• Assess high-risk infants with physicians and deliver level II and level III neonatal care
• track physical assessments and laboratory parameters
• use monitoring devices, ventilators, and vascular lines
• maintain emergency equipment and supplies
• attend high-risk deliveries and cesarean sections
• support in-house and out-of-house transports
• provide airway management, monitor vital signs, administer prescribed medications and IV fluids, and document care and progress.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

registered nurse

neonatal intensive care unit

nicu

neonatal care

high-risk infants

level ii

level iii

aha bls

nrp certification

houston tx

st. joseph medical center

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires Texas Registered Nurse licensure, AHA BLS, and NRP certification; NICU experience is preferred.

About the employer

St. Josephs Medical Center is hiring for this role. Industry: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers. Sector: 62.