St. Louis Children's at CoxHealth Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Graduate Nurse Resident

Facility:

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807






Department:

1045 SLC-CH Neonatal ICU

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Hours:

varied

Work Shift:

Rotating (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.

Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group .

Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)

For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description:

• A NICU nurse is a medical professional with specialized skills in caring for newborn infants who are either premature, born with congenital deformities, experience delivery complications, and/or life-threatening illnesses. The NICU nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the effectiveness of treatments and the plan of care. On a daily basis, they administer medications, perform complex procedures, work with complicated technology, and consult with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to coordinate all aspects of the neonate’s care. They comfort the neonates and provide education and comfort to the families. Education:
• ▪ Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program or NLN approved program
• Experience:
• ▪ No prior experience required
• Skills:
• ▪ Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• ▪ Demonstrate effective leadership abilities
• ▪ Exhibits valuable time management skills
• ▪ Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills.
• ▪ Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
• Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• ▪ Required: Must take and pass NCLEX exam within 90 days of nursing school graduation and BLS must be obtained within 90 days
• ▪ Required: Must obtain NRP within one year of hire