Assistant Nurse Director NICU

Clinical Management Consultants; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Clinical Management Consultants is seeking an Assistant Nurse Director NICU in West Texas to lead a neonatal team with a focus on family-centered care and clinical excellence. You will work closely with neonatal providers to advance staffing, quality, and patient outcomes in a community-focused hospital.

Located in the Permian Basin, this role offers a supportive leadership culture, ongoing professional development, and opportunities to implement evidence-based practice while balancing work-life

Job description

Bring bold leadership to the tiniest patients as the Assistant Nurse Director of NICU at a respected West Texas healthcare organization where clinical excellence, compassionate care, and career growth come together!

The NICU Assistant Director will join a mission-driven, patient-first hospital known for its commitment to clinical quality, safety, and community health. This healthcare organization supports evidence-based nursing practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, professional development, and frontline-driven improvement while investing in modern technology, streamlined clinical workflows, continuing education, and leadership advancement.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Clinical Manager will benefit from a stable organization with a strong local reputation, supportive leadership, and a culture that values clinician wellbeing, accountability, innovation, and exceptional family experiences.

The Assistant Director NICU will help guide a specialized Neonatal Intensive Care Unit delivering attentive, family-centered care to newborns requiring advanced monitoring and treatment. This NICU leadership opportunity offers meaningful clinical exposure, close collaboration with neonatal providers and other specialists, and the chance to strengthen quality, safety, staffing, education, and patient outcomes. The community also offers an affordable cost of living, booming and favorable economy, family-friendly atmosphere, and safe surroundings, creating an attractive setting for long-term professional and personal success.

Reporting to senior nursing leadership, the Assistant Nurse Director NICU will receive administrative support while overseeing daily operations, staffing, scheduling, regulatory readiness, quality initiatives, performance improvement, staff development, and family-centered care. The NICU Manager will mentor friendly nurses, promote shared accountability, support recruitment and retention, and collaborate with a diverse team of physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, social workers, educators, and additional healthcare professionals. This role is ideal for an approachable clinical leader who can build trust, encourage evidence-based practice, and maintain high standards across the neonatal service line.

Located in West Texas within the dynamic Permian Basin, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Clinical Manager can enjoy spacious living, attainable housing, short commutes, abundant sunshine, and a relaxed lifestyle supported by a growing job market and strong regional economy. The area features family-friendly neighborhoods, schools, parks, sports and fitness options, local restaurants, shopping, community festivals, live music, arts and cultural events, and convenient everyday amenities. Outdoor enthusiasts can explore wide-open landscapes, scenic drives, walking trails, and nearby state parks, while regional airports and major highways make travel accessible. The Assistant Director NICU will also appreciate the region’s welcoming community spirit, expanding infrastructure, entrepreneurial energy, healthcare access, and room to grow without the congestion or expense of a major metropolitan area.

The Assistant Nurse Director NICU will receive competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement benefits, paid time off, and additional programs supporting financial security, wellbeing, and career development.

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• retirement benefits
• paid time off
• additional programs supporting financial security, wellbeing, and career development