Local Contract Nurse Director RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $70-83 per hour

Company : Rang Healthcare

Location : Austin, TX, 78716

Posted Date : 15 September 2025

Job Type : Contractor

Category : Management

Occupation : Director

Job Details

Rang Healthcare is seeking a local contract nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Director for a local contract nursing job in Austin, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Discipline: RN
Start Date: 09/29/2025
Duration: 52 weeks
37 hours per week
Shift: 10 hours, days
Employment Type: Local Contract

Title: NICU Director Level III RN

Location: Austin, TX

Shift: Day, 7a-5p

Job Summary

The Director ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall function and staffing of the unit(s)/department(s) in addition to forecasting, planning, and budget monitoring. The Director fosters a culture of accountability and collaboration and supports the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures in support of facility objectives.

You will cultivate a superior clinical identity by identifying and implementing evidence-based practices to advance patient safety and quality outcomes. Ensure adherence to standards of care.
You will manage variation in clinical practice to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and cost. Ensure a culture of accountability and transparency in the provision of care.
You will stay abreast of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations and actively pursues efforts to achieve.
You will stay abreast of legal and regulatory standards and ensures compliance. Develop and implement policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with all legal/regulatory standards.
You will ensure efficient patient throughput and delivery of high quality, patient-centered care through volume forecasting, patient flow coordination, and admission/discharge planning.
You will develop care coordination policies and procedures to promote improved quality, safety, and efficiency in care.
You will foster interdisciplinary communication and collaboration within and across departments and ensures staff with appropriate clinical competencies are assigned to meet patient care needs.
You will direct nursing practice and unit operations. Develop policies, procedures, and nursing standards to ensure patient and family needs are assessed, met, and evaluated.
You will provide leadership in attaining and sustaining an unparalleled patient experience.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or other approved education plan required
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred
Master’s Degree preferred
Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation.
BLS
ACLS preferred
L&D: NRP preferred/ FHM preferred/ RNC-OB preferred
Min 3 year of experience in healthcare required
Min 3 year of experience of NICU Director leadership role required
HM is looking for a current Director of NICU

Additional Information

# beds: 99 oversight
Level 3 NICU
FTE (total in unit/ direct): 150 with 2 Managers
Types of patients (adult/peds): Peds
Current Nurse to nurse-to-patient ratio: 2 or 3 to 1 patient
Unit volume-: daily census 75
Shift- specify your expectations on hours: M-F, standard leadership shift
Staff shifts: 12-hour shifts
Call required: (Y/N) rotates call with 2 managers.

“We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.”

About Rang Healthcare

Founded in 2005, Rang Healthcare (a division of Rang Technologies Inc) has been staffing clients for over 17 years for administrative, nursing and IT/Systems. Rang Healthcare offers extensive recruiting experience in a cost-effective manner. We help institutions successfully reduce complexity, boost productivity, and enhance patient outcomes.

We provide the specialized talent and expertise you require, whether it’s for a direct hire, contract-to-hire, or contract position. It is now even more vital to collaborate with a firm that has the knowledge and expertise to provide the best in class and most qualified personnel. You can count on the Rang Healthcare for talent acquisition.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

401k retirement plan
Dental benefits
Referral bonus
Vision benefits
Weekly pay

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