Travel NICU RN - $2,088 per week

About the role

Junxion Med Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU for an assignment in Nashville, Tennessee. The assignment lasts 13 weeks, starting October 12, 2026, with 36 hours per week on 12‑hour night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to premature, critically ill, and medically complex neonates
• Care for infants requiring therapeutic hypothermia/cooling
• Manage high‑acuity patients requiring advanced respiratory and hemodynamic support
• Experience with ventilators, CPAP, BiPAP/NIPPV, and high‑flow oxygen
• Monitor and manage central lines, PICC lines, umbilical lines (UAC/UVC), and other invasive devices
• Administer and titrate IV medications, continuous infusions, TPN, and blood products as ordered
• Recognize and respond quickly to neonatal deterioration and emergency situations
• Participate in neonatal resuscitation and stabilization
• Perform comprehensive neonatal assessments and closely monitor changes in patient condition
• Collaborate with neonatologists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and the multidisciplinary NICU team
• Provide education and emotional support to parents and families throughout the infant's hospitalization
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation

Requirements

• Strong experience caring for high‑acuity and critically ill neonates
• Therapeutic cooling experience required
• Must be comfortable independently managing complex NICU patients
• Previous travel experience preferred
• Active RN license
• BLS certification
• NRP certification
• Additional certifications may be required per facility policy
• Nursys license/certificate verification

Qualifications

Ideal candidate has 3‑4+ years of strong Level III NICU experience, hands‑on therapeutic cooling experience, and ability to function effectively in a fast‑paced NICU environment with minimal supervision.

Benefits

• Insurance plans starting under $175/month for employees
• Referral bonus
• Additional contract bonus opportunities
• Vacation incentives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with access to financial advisors
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Mileage reimbursement
• Weekly pay (includes projected hourly wages and meal/lodging per diems based on GSA rates)

Pay

Pay package is based on 12‑hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with a tax‑free stipend amount to be determined; estimated weekly pay includes projected hourly wages and weekly meal and lodging per diems for eligible clinicians based on nationally published GSA rates.

Schedule

Shift: 12 hours, nights • Total weekly hours: 36 • Assignment duration: 13 weeks • Start date: October 12, 2026.