Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Little Rock, AR
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

Experienced NICU RNs can advance their travel nursing careers in a high-acuity Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Little Rock, Arkansas. Join a multidisciplinary healthcare team caring for critically ill newborns and medically complex infants in a technologically advanced setting. This Arkansas travel nursing opportunity offers 12-hour night shifts, competitive weekly pay, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. Little Rock combines the convenience of a capital city with scenic riverfront views, outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and a welcoming community.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250–$2,370
• Specialty: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered Nurse
• Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
• Healthcare Setting: On-site, high-acuity Level IV NICU
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts
• Schedule: 36 hours per week; every other weekend and holidays as needed
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Start Date: October 19, 2026
• Floating: Required within the ICU cluster, including PICU, CVICU, Burn ICU, and IMU; travelers may be first to float
• Call: No on-call requirement
• Charting and Medication Systems: EPIC and Pyxis

NICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• At least 3 years of recent clinical experience in a Level III or Level IV NICU; Level I or II NICU experience alone will not be considered
• At least one prior travel nursing assignment
• Active Arkansas or Compact Registered Nurse license
• Current BLS and NRP certifications
• Required EPIC experience
• Strong experience caring for premature, low-birth-weight, and critically ill neonates
• Ability to successfully complete specialty testing, facility orientation, and a fit test
• Must meet the facility’s nicotine screening requirements
• Willingness to float within the designated ICU cluster and work required weekends and holidays

Travel NICU RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for neonates ranging from extremely premature infants to medically complex newborns
• Care for patients with complications of prematurity, chronic lung disease, intracranial bleeds, NEC, congenital anomalies, surgical conditions, and other critical diagnoses
• Monitor patients receiving advanced respiratory and critical care therapies, including high-frequency ventilation, nitric oxide, ECMO support, body cooling, and conventional ventilation
• Collaborate with neonatologists, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, anesthesia, laboratory staff, and other members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team
• Maintain safe patient assignments based on acuity, with typical nurse-to-patient ratios ranging from 1:1 to 1:3 or 1:4
• Administer medications and treatments, assess changes in patient condition, and promptly escalate concerns
• Support parents and families through education, communication, and compassionate bedside care
• Float to other units within the ICU cluster as assigned while maintaining professional standards and patient safety

Apply now for this Level IV NICU travel nurse contract in Little Rock, Arkansas, and join a dedicated team providing exceptional neonatal patient care.

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