NICU Nurse

Detailed Information

Description

A Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse monitors the vital signs of more seriously ill or prematural babies day and night to ensure they are breating and developing properly.

Average Salary

The average salary for a Neonatal Intensive Care registered nurse in Massachusetts is $136,418 a year. The national salary is $100,944 a year.

Employers

• Boston Medical Center
• Woman and Infants Hospital
• Mass General Hospital
• Boston Children's Hospital

Related Careers

• Pediatric Nurse: A pediatric RN nurse work with all children, but they can also specialize in newborns and babies.
• Labor and Delivery Nurse: Labor and delivery RN nurses help deliver babies. The monitor the vital signs of the baby.
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner: This job is just thee same as a NICU RN nurse but instead, they have a master's degree and advanced traaining.