Charge Nurse NICU

Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Charge Nurse, you'll oversee a department of frontline nurses caring for patients. Your previous experience in acute care, LTC, or nursing homes adds tremendous value to our nursing team. Every day you will advocate for your fellow nurses as you support them in reaching their full potential, which aligns with your department's operational goals and objectives. To thrive in this role, you need to be accountable and confident. You're an excellent communicator in 1:1 interactions and in front of groups. It's also important for you to be comfortable holding tough conversations, as you are responsible for the performance of your people and your unit. + Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to health care team members + Models clinical excellence Displays leadership behaviors + Models and ensures standards for professional staff behavior in the department + Models professional behavior and collaboration for staff Actively supports leadership in shared goals + Able to assign staff appropriately + Works collaboratively with Nursing Supervisor on staffing decisions Flexes staff to meet matrix and census levels Assigns breaks and lunches to staff and ensures compliance Takes actions to ensure staff is able to complete patient care within limits of shift Reviews and maintains supply usage Job Requirements Required + Associates Other ASN and 1-2 years recent experience in relevant clinical area, upon hire or + Other Nursing Diploma, upon hire and + and Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and + Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and + Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and + Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire and + Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, within 12 - months Preferred + Bachelors Of Science BSN and 3-5 years of Relief or Charge Nurse role, upon hire Where You'll Work Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of Californiau2019s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care, comprehensive care in cardiac, orthopedics, oncology, womenu2019s and childrenu2019s services, we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare. Comprehensive Care Dominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominicanu2019s services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County, a Total Joint Replacement program, and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives u2018Au2019 grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group, and has received national recognition for superior patient safety, cardiac care, and stroke treatment from Healthgrades, a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. As Santa Cruz Countyu2019s heart attack (STEMI) receiving center, Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospitalu2019s heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average, and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patientu2019s chest. Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Childrenu2019s Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care. One Community. One Mission. One California ( Pay Range $80.24 - $102.60 /hourWe are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Created: 2026-01-26