Charge Nurse (RN) - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Company: Tenet Desert
Location: Palm Springs
Posted on: March 30, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Tenet Desert is seeking a NICU - Neonatal
Intensive Care Charge Nurse (RN) for a nursing job in Palm Springs,
California. Job Description & Requirements - Specialty: NICU -
Neonatal Intensive Care - Discipline: RN - Duration: Ongoing - 36
hours per week - Shift: 12 hours - Employment Type: Staff Shift:
Nights /n Job type: Full time /n Hours: /n GENERAL DUTIES: /n The
Clinical Manger is responsible for the day-to-day shift operations
in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He/she manages human resources
at the unit level in a cost-effective manner. The Clinical Manager
promptly and fully investigates and resolves complaints of
patients, visitors, staff, and physicians, advising management /
administration appropriately. The Clinical Manager demonstrates an
ability to respond and provide direction in changing workload
during crisis and emergency situations. The Clinical Manager
accepts responsibility for helping employees understand difficult
administrative decisions. Access to all Patient Health Information
for treatment purposes only. /n DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES: •
Obtains information and interpret information in terms of the
patient’s needs. • Demonstrates knowledge of growth and
development. • Understands the range of treatment needed as
appropriate to the ages of the patients served. • Ensures that a
current criteria-based job performance standard and • Applicable
competencies exist for each member of the staff. • Ensures that
performance evaluations are completed in a timely fashion for both
annual and probationary evaluations. • Facilitates the appropriate
completion and timely submission of human resource documentation. •
Appropriately counsels and disciplines staff in a timely manner. •
Interviews and hires staff. • Coordinates timely attendance at
hospital orientation and all mandatory continuing education
programs for employees. • Assures current, comprehensive, and
timely department-specific orientation for all new employees. •
Maintains current records on all employees at unit level to include
yearly certification, current licensure, evidence of continuing
education and compliance with unit competencies. • Maintains an
open communication with staff on organization, national health care
and professional issues. • Promotes sound staffing practices by
optimizing the utilization of human resources keeping in line with
established bench marking and acuity data. • Assesses and assists
in the implementation of staff development and cross training as
needed. • Supports all hospital programs to include, but not
limited to, risk management, safety, infection control. • Performs
the scheduling function. • Facilitates unit workflow and teamwork.
• Assists in and understands YTD compliance with labor hour
benchmark per unit of service. • Acts to facilitate
interdepartmental interactions. • Demonstrates effective
problem-solving. • Assists in the completion of standards of care,
policies, and procedures are appropriate and current and that they
have been reviewed with all staff members. • Assists in the review
and revise of policies and procedures as necessary, but not less
that every three years. • Assist the Director in the development
and accomplishment of department long and short-term goals. •
Assists in the controls and monitor of supply costs to achieve
flexed budgeted costs on a quarterly basis. • Identifies areas of
cost savings through labor, supply utilization efficiencies, and
communicates suggestions to Director. • Maintains personal current
knowledge and expertise in the specialty field of the department,
and of regulatory • Assists in development of a department
strategic plan. • Facilities and supports the clinical strategic
plan. • Integrates PI into daily operations. • Utilizes PI
philosophy in developing strategic directions. • Assists in the
collection of data for unit based improvement, and other ongoing
reviews, which serve as quality trending. • Obtains feedback on a
regular basis from others within own and other departments. •
Collaborates with Director on mechanisms for improvement. •
Communicates self, staff concerns through proper written and verbal
channels, and utilizes problem-solving skills to suggest mechanism
for correction. • Assists in the communicating, cooperating, and
performing related duties with other members of the hospital staff
courteous and efficient manner to actively contribute to overall
hospital goals and objectives. • Acts as a team member within the
department and within the organization. • Demonstrates effective,
positive, and responsible relationships with patients, families,
medical director & key physicians, employees, management &
administration, and related outside agencies. • Assures timely
follow up of patient, family, staff; and physician concerns after
consultation with the Director and communicates outcome to
Director. Required: NICU Clinical Manager/ Charge RN experience
required • Current CA Registered Nurse License • Associates of
Science in Nursing (ADN) • Current American Heart Association BLS
certification • Current NRP certification • Minimum of 3 years NICU
clinical experience • Demonstrated clinical competence and
leadership skills • Demonstrated ability to present self in a
positive and professional manner • Demonstrated management aptitude
and experience LI-JS4 Tenet Desert Job ID 2603002507. Posted job
title: Charge Nurse (RN) - NICU
Keywords: Tenet Desert, Chino Hills , Charge Nurse (RN) - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care, Healthcare , Palm Springs, California
