Travel NICU Registered Nurse - $2,575 per week

About the role

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurse in a Level IV NICU setting. This position involves delivering specialized nursing care to neonates, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role requires float capabilities to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Pediatric (PEDS) departments, with a focus on providing acute, high-quality neonatal care in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized nursing care to neonates in a Level IV NICU
• Perform neonatal assessments, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation
• Float to PICU and PEDS departments as needed
• Administer medications via PICC lines and intravenous routes
• Manage neonatal equipment such as ventilators, nitric oxide delivery, and Spacelab monitors
• Maintain scrub attire per role‑specific colors
• Adhere to local travel requirements and rotating shift schedule with varying patient ratios based on infant acuity

Requirements

• Active and Compact or State‑specific Registered Nurse license (willing to obtain)
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Minimum 2+ years of neonatal nursing experience
• Ability to administer medications through Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) lines
• Expertise with EPIC charting system

Qualifications

• Experience with EPIC highly preferred
• Level IV NICU experience
• Ability to float to PICU and PEDS
• Comfortable with equipment including high‑frequency ventilators, cool cap, and MedFusion pumps
• Team environment offering comprehensive orientation including Epic training
• Willing to work rotating shifts with varying patient ratios depending on infant acuity
• Must meet local travel requirements

Skills

• Proficiency in neonatal assessments and IV medication administration
• Management of ventilators, nitric oxide, and Spacelab monitors
• Familiarity with high‑frequency ventilators, cool cap, and MedFusion pumps
• EPIC charting proficiency

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

Schedule

Rotating 12‑hour day/night shifts, including every other weekend; 36 hours per week.