Registered Nurse - NICU Transition Program - Nights

Position: NICU Registered Nurse Transition Program

Location: Naperville, IL

Full Time: 36 hours/ week

Hours: Nights, 7 pm – 7:30 am

Transition program hours are day shift

Precepted shifts may be on day and night shift

Required Travel: Occasional floating into Peds/PICU, Special Care Nursery and Mother Baby

Start Date: January 18, 2027

Endeavor Edward Hospital is delighted to offer a NICU Nurse Transition Program.  Our NICU is a Level III unit with 35 beds focusing on strong family-centered care and single room setup. This program is for experienced nurses who have a desire to transition into NICU Nursing. During this program, candidates will train with a NICU nurse preceptor for 16 weeks and will have dedicated education time. 

Provides professional nursing care according to the Illinois Professional Registered Nurse Practice Act, and hospital policies and procedures. Employs critical thinking skills, assesses patients’ condition, recognizes changes, plans and evaluates care, monitors patients’ progress, and records pertinent observations.  Delegates appropriate patient care tasks to other staff.  Functions as a team member to fulfill unit goals.  The following are general characteristics of this job, although duties may vary by assigned unit or shift.

Associate Degree or higher in Nursing; If Associate Degree in Nursing is the highest degree held, must graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing within five years of position start date (effective September 1, 2021)

Current State of Illinois Registered Nurse licensure

Current BLS through AHA

Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification (NRP) within six months of start date into position

Minimum 1 year of inpatient RN experience required