Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $2,518 per week

About the role

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN for the NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care in Tacoma, Washington. The position starts on 11/16/2026 for a 13‑week assignment, requiring 36 hours per week on 12‑hour night shifts. The role is based in a 153‑bed level II children’s hospital that houses a Level IV NICU (the second highest level in the state) with 70 NICU beds and an average census of around 50. The NICU is part of the pediatric hospital attached to the adult hospital, with high‑risk labor and delivery, private rooms, and an overflow Level II nursery for feeders/growers. The nurse will float to MedSurg or PICU for patients age 1 and under or serve as Helping Hands, and may float facility‑wide within scope or below. Scrub color is any.

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory support for ventilated patients
• Care for patients with tracheostomies (highly preferred)
• Manage gastrostomy tubes (g‑tubes) and nasogastric/orogastric tubes (NG/OG)
• Deliver NCPAP therapy
• Manage umbilical arterial and venous catheters (UAC/UVC)
• Handle PICC lines
• Administer medications
• Develop and update care plans
• Coordinate discharge to home
• Care for premature infants as young as 22 weeks gestation
• Manage conditions such as RDS, high‑risk deliveries, NAS, feeders/growers
• Preferred experience with surgical patients and HIE (hypoxic‑ischemic encephalopathy)

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Level III‑IV NICU
• Current BLS and NRP certifications
• Active Washington RN license (or compact license)
• Travel experience strongly preferred (first‑time travelers considered)

Qualifications

• Proficiency with EPIC EMR
• Ability to float to MedSurg or PICU for patients ≤1 year or act as Helping Hands
• Facility‑wide floating permitted within scope or below
• Weekend rotation: every other weekend, occasional back‑to‑back weekends (rare)
• No on‑call requirement