NICU RN
Kalispell, MT
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Level III-B NICU position requiring 2+ years of Level III/IV NICU experience and a MT or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in a 12-bed Level III-B Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Average census of 9-10 patients per day
• Patient population includes infants 23 weeks gestation and above
• Common diagnoses include HIE (cooling), oscillator and nitric therapy, eat/sleep/console protocols, feeders/growers, spinal defects, neurosurgical cases (shunts, meningocele repair), general surgeries, respiratory distress/failure, meconium aspiration, and home birth transfers
• No cardiac surgery or ECMO cases; severe congenital defects are typically stabilized and transferred
• RN to patient ratio is 1:1-2 depending on acuity, 1:3 for feeders/growers
• Uses Meditech EMR, Medfusion syringe pumps, Pyxis medication dispensing, and Giraffe/Omnibed unit equipment
• 12-hour night shifts from 1855-0730
• Self-scheduling in 6-week increments with weekend rotation of 5 shifts per 6-week period (Friday/Saturday nights)
• Floating required to OB (postpartum) and Peds (ages 3 and under) with orientation provided
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active RN license (MT or Compact) currently in hand
• Current certifications: BLS and NRP required; STABLE preferred or must be obtained within 1 year of hire if extending
• Minimum 2 years of Level III or IV NICU experience required
• Experience with IV therapy and drip management, antibiotics, blood products, occasional trach care, g-tube and ostomy care, and lab draws
• Experience with neuro surgery patients not required
• Must be willing to float and learn new units without prior experience

Additional Information

• Support team includes HUC shared with Women's/Children's, charge nurse typically not in patient rotation, 24/7 RT, hospitalist, and intensivist coverage, and neonatologist/NNP coverage (neonatologists during day, NNPs mostly 24/7)
• No CNA support on this unit; phlebotomy does not draw NICU labs; IV therapy team manages PICC lines only
• Orientation includes NEO plus one shift each in NICU, OB, and Peds
• Holiday coverage includes one summer and one winter holiday group assignment, working the day before, day of, and day after the holiday
• RTO requests go through the unit manager
• Scrub requirement: any solid, professional color
• First-time travelers considered only with 5+ years of Level III or IV NICU experience, subject to manager approval