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Neonatal ICU Nurse Manager

TriStar Centennial Medical Center
Nashville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2026
Introduction

Leaders thrive with us! HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a Neonatal ICU Nurse Manager for our TriStar Centennial Medical Center team where excellence creates excellence.

Benefits

TriStar Centennial Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
  • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  • 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  • Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  • Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  • Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  • Colleague recognition program
  • Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare has expanded our influence across the healthcare industry by investing $3.5 billion in capital improvements in recent years. Do you want to be an influencer in healthcare? Apply for our NICU Manager role today!

Job Summary And Qualifications

The NICU Manager ensures high quality, patient-centered care through oversight of the overall daily function and staffing of the unit/department. The Manager monitors and evaluates the provision of nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures and holds staff accountable for quality and clinical outcomes in support of facility objectives.

What you will do in this role:

  • Help create a superior clinical identity by operationalizing evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes, while ensuring adherence to standards of care.
  • Develop performance plans, identify performance issues, manage performance and career development.
  • Approve and contribute to in-service education programs for assigned staff.
  • Coordinate the educational activities of staff; communicate new/revised protocols, guidelines, and standards to assigned staff as changes occur.
  • Manage and coordinate the activities of Nursing and Support Staff of assigned units to ensure patient care is provided in accordance with the established standards and legal requirements.
  • Ensure that continuity of care is maintained during all shifts of the unit providing 24-hour patient care.
  • Ensure appropriate staffing is provided for all shifts of operation for responsible units.
  • Monitor, evaluate, and modify staffing patterns in order to properly utilize assigned staff to provide patient care in assigned areas; prepare and modify work schedules as needed to ensure adequate coverage of all shifts; approve paid time off, sick time, and leave of absence requirements for assigned staff.
  • Coordinate quality activities for assigned areas; ensure that unit standards and monitoring procedures are consistent with the goals and objectives of facility’s quality programs.
  • Perform daily rounding to ensure patient satisfaction criteria are being met and to monitor and evaluate employee performance.
  • Investigate, resolve, and document the resolution of complaints or incidents concerning patients.
  • Communicate with various departments to coordinate services, resolve operational issues, and improve quality of patient care.
  • Provide input into and manage budget for areas of responsibility.
  • Continuously review processes for operational improvement and efficiencies.

What qualifications you will need:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (or actively working toward BSN) required.
  • Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Tennessee or compact state required.
  • Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) required
  • Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
  • STABLE Certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
  • 1-3 years of NICU experience strongly preferred.
  • Prior clinical leadership experience preferred.

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740 bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you're looking for a leadership opportunity that provides both personal satisfaction and professional growth, apply to join HCA Healthcare as a Neonatal ICU Nurse Manager. Unlock your leadership potential with HCA Healthcare.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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