NICU Registered Nurse
Portland, OR
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse - NICU (Travel/Contract)

Location: Portland, Oregon
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Provide care for neonatal patients (less than one year old) in the NICU.
• May float within the facility and to related units such as PICU, Pediatric Acute (Infants floor), or NICU Overflow locations, within scope of competency.
• Night shift: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM).
• Weekend requirement: 3 Saturdays and 3 Sundays in a 6-week period.
• Holiday requirement: At least 1 holiday shift (either July 4th or Labor Day).
• No on-call required.
• Floating as requested is mandatory; refusal may result in contract cancellation.
• Locals not accepted within 50 miles of any facility.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• Minimum 1 year of recent NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care) experience within the last year
• One completed travel nursing assignment
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Facility & Work Environment

• Children's hospital setting.
• Charting system: Epic.
• Parking: Free in any unrestricted space.
• Scrub color: Any color except black and camo.

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• Criminal background check with 7-year search including SSN trace, nationwide, sex offender, county, federal, FACIS L3, and international searches if applicable.
• Physical exam within 1 year prior to start.
• Immunizations and titers required:

  • Tdap vaccine within 10 years or signed declination (Td not accepted).
  • Negative TB test (PPD, Qgold, or Tspot) within 1 year or negative chest x-ray if previously positive. Annual TB questionnaire required.
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella: Immune titer or 2 vaccines; declination allowed after titers if low.
  • Hepatitis B: Immune titer and 3-dose vaccine series or signed declination.
  • Varicella: Immune titer or 2 vaccines; declination allowed after titers if low.
• Negative drug screen within 12 months of start.
• Seasonal flu vaccination or signed declination required annually (Oct 1 – Mar 31).
• COVID vaccination documentation or declination required.
• Respirator medical clearance required annually unless no patient interaction.
• Two professional references required (supervisory or above, within 3 years).

Scheduling & Time Off

• No return to origin (RTO) within first week of assignment.
• Maximum 7 days of RTO allowed per assignment.
• Mandatory cancellation requires 1.5 hours notice before shift start.
• Personnel may be mandatorily cancelled one shift per two-week pay period without cause or penalty.

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