Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $2,951 per week

About the role

Travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care position in Rapid City, South Dakota. 13-week travel nursing assignment with 48 hours per week on 12-hour night shifts. The right RN should have 1-2 years' recent acute care experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical care to sick and premature infants
• Assist in providing round-the-clock care to patients and support to parents
• Provide emotional encouragement and advise parents on proper infant care upon return home
• Care for infants transitioning to extra uterine life
• Monitor vital signs and initiate corrective action when necessary
• Provide nutritional assessment and specialized feedings
• Change dressings, insert catheters, start IVs
• Provide arterial and intravenous therapy
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, such as incubators and ventilators
• Stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty
• Easily lift 10-20 pounds of equipment at times

Requirements

• NRP certification
• STABLE certification
• BLS certification
• 2 years of recent acute care experience
• Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1