Nurse Manager - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
About The Position
Overlake Medical Center & Clinics is seeking an experienced leader for its Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Bellevue, Washington. The Nurse Manager partners with a dedicated unit supervisor, neonatologists, advanced practice providers, and clinical staff to deliver excellent patient care, quality outcomes, and patient safety. The manager assists with daily unit operations to help ensure departmental goals, regulatory standards, and patient care expectations are met. The role provides operational, clinical, financial, and strategic leadership for a high-acuity, family-centered inpatient unit. The Nurse Manager is accountable for patient outcomes and experiences, employee experiences, regulatory compliance, fiscal stewardship, and organizational quality and safety goals. Overlake's NICU has 18 beds, including a 13-bed primary NICU with private patient rooms and an overflow area with semi-private rooms, and provides specialized care for premature and critically ill newborns.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington required.
- Current BLS and NRP certifications required.
- Minimum of four years of recent clinical experience required.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage patient flow, coordinate resources, and support staff development.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Computer proficiency required.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred.
- RNC-NIC certification preferred.
- Clinical experience in a Level III or higher neonatal intensive care setting desired.
- Minimum of two years of prior managerial experience in a NICU strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the unit supervisor, neonatologists, advanced practice providers, and clinical staff to support excellent patient care, quality outcomes, and patient safety.
- Assist with daily operational oversight of the NICU and ensure departmental goals, regulatory standards, and patient care expectations are achieved.
- Provide operational, clinical, financial, and strategic leadership for a high-acuity, family-centered inpatient unit.
- Ensure exceptional patient outcomes and patient and employee experiences.
- Maintain regulatory compliance and fiscal stewardship.
- Support achievement of organizational quality and safety goals.
- Lead teams, manage patient flow, coordinate resources, and support staff development.
Benefits
- Leadership annual incentive
- Competitive compensation package
- Professional development
- Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year
- Generous paid time off
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Two-part retirement plan, including 5% matching; matching increases to 7% after five years with immediate vesting
- Long-term disability
- Flexible spending
- Extended illness banked hours
- Employee Assistance Program
- Medical insurance premiums as low as $0 per month
- Many Overlake services covered at 100%
- Pre-tax and Roth after-tax retirement savings plans
- Caregiver support program for childcare, eldercare, and other needs
- Free parking and Orca transit passes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
