Manager NICU
Company: medstaffingnetwork
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: February 15, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Job Summary: Assesses, plans,
coordinates, and evaluates the clinical and operational functions
of a nursing unit to ensure quality, cost effective health care is
provided by an educated and competent team. Promotes a safe
environment and performs all related job responsibilities in a safe
manner. Maintains clinical and professional competency as
appropriate to the age, developmental stages, and special needs of
the patients served. Essential Functions: Continually demonstrates
and supports a Professional Practice model that allows nurses to
work in collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to achieve
high quality patient outcomes. Ensures that unit operations and
employees are in compliance with the Nursing Practice Act,
regulatory agency standards, and policies and procedures. Functions
as a team member to accomplish goals and objectives of the unit and
the organization, upholding quality management, patient care, and
departmental standards. Assumes responsibility in the recruitment
and retention of qualified staff and to ensure appropriate
orientation, education, credentialing and continuing professional
development of personnel through mutual goal setting and
performance evaluation. Delegates effectively by promoting shared
governance, developing and nurturing research to positively affect
clinical outcomes. Performs nursing care, assists with treatments,
therapies, procedures, and administers medications as necessary.
Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient and family
education. Participates with performance improvement activities to
improve quality of nursing care, promote patient outcomes and
provide a cost effective environment for patient care. Assists in
development of policies, procedures and standards reflective of
evidence based practice. Promotes shared accountability for
professional practice. Allocates resources to meet the unit needs.
Responsible for budgetary oversight, and along with staff
involvement, accountable to the organization for maintaining a cost
effective unit. Education: Work requires walking, standing,
sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and
pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds
in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak
and understand English fluently. Intact sense of sight, hearing,
smell, touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to
concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient
and / or unit/department conditions. Education, Experience and
Certifications: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
required. Current RN licensure in appropriate state. Master of
Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred. Must have or complete MSN if
undergraduate degree is not BSN. Enrollment in MSN program within 1
year of hire/transfer date and graduation of MSN program required
within 5 years of hire. If undergraduate degree is BSN, a master’s
degree from a health-related program or MBA is acceptable. Previous
management experience preferred. Basic Life Support (BLS) for
Health Care Provider from AHA required. Appropriate professional
certification (either clinical or leadership) is required within 1
year of eligibility for professional certification exam. Additional
education, training, certifications, or experience may be required
within the department by the nurse leader.
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