Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Director

Job overview

Compensation is $130,000–$0 per year. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Director role is onsite in El Paso, TX. The director oversees operations across the NICU, Transition Nursery, and NICU Transport program at a regional medical center with dedicated neonatal services. The director is accountable for daily operations, resource and budget planning, nursing-team development, multidisciplinary coordination, and quality improvement. The role supports safe, coordinated care across the neonatal services and aligns departmental work with administrative leadership.

What you'll do

• Oversee day-to-day operations across the NICU, Transition Nursery, and NICU Transport program
• develop budget projections and capital resource plans with administrative leadership
• hire, evaluate, coach, and develop nursing staff
• coordinate with nursing, medicine, respiratory care, laboratory, and pharmacy
• lead quality-improvement analysis.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

nicu director

neonatal intensive care

el paso tx

hiredfirst

nursing leadership

transition nursery

nicu transport

quality improvement

staff development

bls

nrp

s.t.a.b.l.e.

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a BSN, current RN licensure in Texas or a compact state, BLS, NRP, and S.T.A.B.L.E. certifications. Master’s degree preferred; full-time day shift with rotating weekends.

About the employer

HiredFirst is hiring for this role. Industry: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Sector: 62.