NICU Registered Nurse
Baltimore, MD
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This position provides specialized care for neonates, infants, and pediatric patients with complex medical needs, including prematurity, cardiac defects, feeding issues, and respiratory support requirements. The assignment is scheduled for 13 weeks with rotating day and night shifts and welcomes first-time travelers with the required specialty experience.

Job Details

• Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts, including 7:00 a.m.7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.7:30 a.m., scheduled three shifts per week for 36 hours per week. Every other weekend and holidays as scheduled are required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Active Maryland or compact Registered Nurse license
  • Two years of experience, including Neonatal Intensive Care Unit experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification
  • Experience caring for pediatric patients, including tracheostomy and ventilator management
  • Experience with patient assignments of three to four patients
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Charting system experience
  • Community hospital experience
  • Level I trauma experience
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient populations include neonates, infants, and pediatric patients.
  • Common diagnoses include prematurity, apnea of prematurity, retinopathy of prematurity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, chronic lung disease, cardiac defects, feeding issues, neonatal abstinence syndrome, and iatrogenic neonatal abstinence syndrome.
  • Patient care responsibilities include blood and blood product administration, central and peripheral line care, feedings, pediatric dosage calculations, infection prevention, isolation precautions, dysrhythmia management, seizure disorder care, wound care, and symptom management.
  • Specialized equipment includes tracheostomies, ventilators, peripherally inserted central catheters, central lines, total parenteral nutrition, and intravenous lipids.
  • The patient ratio is typically 1:3 and may increase to 1:4 for lower-acuity patients.
  • Scrubs may be any color or print.
  • On-call coverage is not required.
  • A flu vaccine is required without exemptions; a COVID-19 vaccine is not required.
  • The assignment is expected to begin 12/03/2026 and conclude 03/04/2027.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Posted Date: 2026-11-09