Travel NICU Registered Nurse - $2,205 per week

About the Role

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered Nurse (RN) position in Madison, Wisconsin. The role involves providing specialized care for critically ill neonates within a state-of-the-art Level IV NICU. The RN will deliver comprehensive, patient-and family-centered care to high-acuity neonates requiring advanced diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, including surgical, neurological, and cardiac procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized nursing care for critically ill neonates in a Level IV NICU
• Deliver comprehensive, patient- and family-centered care to high-acuity neonates
• Manage patients requiring advanced diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, including surgical, neurological, and cardiac procedures
• Float to care for patients less than 12 months, including all units within the pediatric hospital connected to an academic medical center
• Work with specialized equipment such as ventilators (Draeger, Servo, Oscillator), Arctic Sun whole-body cooling, and telemetry monitoring

Schedule

Dayshift, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week. Duration: 13 weeks. Start date: 09/14/2026.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Wisconsin Registered Nurse (RN) license or valid compact license
• At least 2 years of full-time acute care experience
• Minimum of 1 year in Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care unit
• At least 2 years of total NICU III/IV experience including post-op, g-tubes, trach/vents management, various invasive/noninvasive ventilation modes
• BLS certification (American Heart Association only)
• NRP certification (American Heart Association only)
• Epic experience required
• Travel experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with post-op patients
• Experience with g-tubes
• Experience with trach/vent management
• Experience with invasive/noninvasive ventilation

Additional Information

The NICU cares for high acuity neonates with diagnoses such as congenital surgeries, brain injuries, seizures, prematurity, congenital heart disease, metabolic or genetic disorders. Location: 1675 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792.

Benefits

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits