RN - Neonatal ICU Weekend Nights

University of Missouri Health Care • Columbia, MO

2d • $34 - $51 • Onsite

About The Position

MU Health Care is seeking a compassionate and dedicated registered nurse to care for critically ill and premature newborns in its 64-bed Neonatal ICU, which has all private rooms. The unit uses a family-centered care model that treats parents as partners and employs advanced neonatal technology, including high-frequency ventilation, therapeutic hypothermia, and continuous neuromonitoring. The role supports patients’ immediate care as well as long-term neurodevelopment and family bonding, and involves daily collaboration with neonatologists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists, and developmental specialists. MU Health Care offers structured NICU competency progression, RNC-NIC certification support, and leadership opportunities.

The nurse assesses patients’ conditions and needs, establishes care goals, and plans and delivers appropriate nursing interventions, including discharge planning. The role includes pain assessment and reassessment, medication-related education and observation, evaluation of care outcomes, accurate documentation, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Nurses maintain hospital and unit standards and participate in meetings, in-services, and quality and performance improvement activities.

This is a full-time weekend-night position, scheduled for three 12-hour shifts per week from 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The role is on-site at Children’s Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Rotating shifts, holidays, and work during inclement weather are required.

Requirements

• Missouri Board of Nursing RN license or Nurse Licensure Compact multistate RN license. Compact-state RNs must apply under their new state of residency within 30 days if their primary state of residency changes.
• One year of RN experience.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, holidays, and during inclement weather.

Nice To Haves

• Additional license or certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ conditions and nursing needs; establish goals and prescribe appropriate nursing actions addressing physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative needs, including discharge planning.
• Promptly assess, intervene in, and reassess patients’ reported pain and symptoms using an appropriate assessment tool, such as a numerical scale, FACES, or FLACC.
• Demonstrate understanding of medications, including their actions and side effects, and report pertinent information to the appropriate individual.
• Educate patients and significant others about medications.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions in achieving goals and intended patient care outcomes.
• Maintain nursing care standards and implement hospital and assigned-unit policies and procedures.
• Participate in meetings, in-services, and quality and performance improvement groups.
• Report pertinent patient observations and reactions to the appropriate person and document them accurately and concisely.
• Provide quality patient care and work with multidisciplinary teams to support high patient satisfaction.
• Complete unit- or department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage starting day one.
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays.
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years.
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%).
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels, and more.
• Structured NICU competency progression, RNC-NIC certification support, and leadership opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed