Registered Nurse (RN) - NICU

Overview

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work‑life balance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program and employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long‑term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
• Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

This position may qualify for a sign‑on bonus. The role provides direct clinical patient care, assuming responsibility for assessing, planning, and implementing care for assigned patients on a per‑shift basis. The RN supervises staff to which appropriate care is delegated and supports the Chief Nursing Officer to ensure high‑quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and effective resource management.

Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality, safe, cost‑effective total nursing care to all patients.
• Coordinate and integrate patient care based on the nursing process.
• Direct care according to established safety, risk‑management, quality‑improvement, and infection‑control standards, aiming for optimal patient discharge.
• Plan and coordinate patient care within the prescribed medical regimen.
• Administer all medications safely and in a timely manner per hospital policy.
• Perform and fulfill all Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles during emergencies or disasters.
• Know and respond appropriately to the hospital’s emergency codes, adhering to related policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Education (required): Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Education (preferred): Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing.
• Experience (preferred): Recent acute‑care experience.
• Certifications (required): Current state license to practice; AHA Basic Life Support (BLS). If applicable by corporate policy for the unit of hire, also AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and/or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).

Organization Description

We help people achieve health for life through compassionate service inspired by faith. Since the early 1920s, Valley Baptist Medical Center hospitals have served the Rio Grande Valley community, caring for the health and spiritual needs of its people. Our mission is to serve, heal, and educate with concern for the whole patient, an understanding of the economic environment, and a relentless commitment to quality.