Travel NICU Registered Nurse - $2,350 per week
Cross Country Nurses · Kearney, NE · 2 mo ago
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About the Role
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurse position located in Kearney, Nebraska. This role involves providing specialized care for premature and critically ill newborns in a Level II NICU setting. The position requires managing infants from early gestation through delivery, working closely with a multidisciplinary team including neonatologists and nurse practitioners.
Responsibilities
- Providing care for infants with diagnoses including early gestation and managing complex respiratory equipment such as bubble CPAP and ventilators.
- Competent in running and titrating drips (fluids, TPN, blood products).
- Able to perform newborn assessments at delivery, including babies delivered via cesarean section.
- Serving as charge RN in a Level II NICU.
- Occasionally floating to postpartum units when NICU is closed.
- Assisting with call or standby duties depending on patient volume.
- Monitoring strips on the unit using EPIC charting system.
Requirements
- Nebraska RN license.
- BLS Certification.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).
- Minimum of 2 years of neonatal intensive care experience.
- Experience in neonatal critical care, comfortable with delivery room procedures, and capable of managing multiple devices including vents, CPAP, BiPAP.
Schedule
- 12-hour night shifts from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Working every third weekend and rotating holidays.
- Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment or 3 shifts for shorter assignments.
Orientation and unit competency are provided. The unit has in-house neonatologists and nurse practitioners available 24/7, with no nurse aides on the unit.
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.
Pay package is based on 12-hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.