RN - Neonatal ICU Weekend Nights

University of Missouri Health Care; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 72,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance starting day one

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition assistance for employees and  

Retirement options with employer match

Discounts on services and programs

Job summary

MU Health Care's NICU is a 64-bed unit with private rooms, delivering family-centered care for critically ill and premature newborns. You will work with neonatologists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists, and developmental specialists.

This full-time night-shift RN role offers robust benefits, tuition assistance, and growth pathways including NICU certification (RNC-NIC). Join a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and compassionate care for our most vulnerable patients.

Qualifications

• Missouri Board of Nursing RN or multi-state RN license is required.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient's condition and nursing needs, sets goals, and plans discharge.
• Assesses pain and uses appropriate scales (0-10, FACES, FLACC).
• Educates patients about medications and their effects.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing interventions and outcomes.
• Maintains nursing care standards and follows hospital policies.
• Participates in meetings, in-services, and quality/performance improvement groups.

Skills

RN Licensure

Neonatal Nursing

Job description

Location Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201 Category Nursing and Nursing Support Job Id 26003808 Job Type Full-time Night Job

• Base Pay Range: $34.46 - $51.02 per hour, based on experience
• Additional $8.00 per hour for RN Weekend Program shift
• Additional $4.00 per hour for Night shift

ABOUT THE JOB

MU Health Care is looking for a compassionate and dedicated individual who thrives in high-acuity environments and is passionate about caring for our most vulnerable patients: critically ill and premature newborns to join our nursing team in the Neonatal ICU (NICU). In our NICU, every second counts—and every action changes a life trajectory. It is a 64-bed unit with all private rooms. We utilize a family-centered care model where parents are treated as partners and use advanced technology and innovation, working with cutting-edge neonatal equipment including high-frequency ventilation, therapeutic hypothermia, and continuous neuromonitoring.

• Holistic Development Focus: We don’t just stabilize—we support long-term neurodevelopment and bonding.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Partner daily with neonatologists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists, and developmental specialists.
• Growth Pathways: Structured NICU competency progression, certification support (RNC-NIC), and leadership opportunities.

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

• 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
• See a comprehensive list of benefits here .

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

• Assesses the patient's condition and nursing needs, sets goals, and prescribes appropriate nursing actions to meet those goals and the physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative patient needs, including discharge planning.
• Assesses, intervenes, and reassesses the patient's self-report and symptoms of pain promptly. Utilizes an appropriate tool for assessment and reassessment (0-10 numerical scale, FACES, or the FLACC.)
• Demonstrates an understanding of medications regarding action and side effects. Reports pertinent information to the appropriate individual.
• Educates patients and significant others about their medications.
• Demonstrates the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions in accomplishing goals and intended patient care outcomes.
• Maintain the standards of nursing care and implement the policies and procedures of the hospital and assigned nursing unit.
• Participates in meetings, in-services, and quality and performance improvement groups.
• Understands the attendance and punctuality guidelines, and adherence to the dress code.
• Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding patients to the appropriate person and records those observations accurately and concisely.
• Provides quality patient care and works with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure the highest patient satisfaction.
• May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Missouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.

This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.

Location Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201

Location Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201

Location Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201