NICU RN
Seattle, WA
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 26 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced NICU RN for a Level III regional referral center, requiring prior travel experience and night shift availability.

Details

• 54-bed Level III NICU serving as a regional referral center for high-risk infants
• Primarily cares for very low birth weight premature infants requiring ventilatory support
• Patient ratio of 1:1
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours (19:00-7:30)
• Requires 2 weekend shifts per month on a variable, as-needed basis
• May occasionally need to pick up additional weekend shifts based on unit needs
• Floating required within the hospital to Mother Baby unit to care for babies only
• No on-call requirements
• Uses Epic charting system
• State-of-the-art, newly built unit

Requirements

• Active WA or compact RN license required
• Current BLS and NRP certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of recent permanent staff experience in a Level III NICU required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• High acuity NICU experience in recent employment history required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Experience with IV therapy, arterial line management, central line care, UAC/UVC, and neonatal dosage calculations
• Experience administering blood/blood products, antibiotics, antivirals, and IV vasopressors
• Skilled in ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP), suctioning, and respiratory distress syndrome care
• Experience with phototherapy, blood glucose monitoring, and feeding management (bottle, breast, gavage)
• Experience caring for neonates ranging from <24-28 weeks to >34 weeks gestation
• Experience with NICU-specific conditions including NEC, neonatal sepsis, and neonatal abstinence syndrome

Additional Information

• Provide high-acuity nursing care to critically ill neonates, including very low birth weight premature infants
• Attend high-risk deliveries as needed
• Support developmental care practices and patient/family teaching
• Maintain isolation precautions and PPE protocols for infectious disease management
• COVID vaccination and booster required with no exceptions
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate with no mileage radius restriction
• RTO limited to 1 week maximum, with no time off permitted during the first 2 weeks of assignment
• Prior UW staff must have an 18-month separation before returning as a travamuler
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position