Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Tacoma, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurse in the area of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) responsible for providing specialized care to critically ill newborns within a Level NICU setting. The role involves overseeing patient treatment, ensuring compliance with clinical protocols, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality neonatal care.

Job Details

• Position Description: Responsibilities include staffing a Level NICU unit with 34 beds, managing care for neonates including those as premature as 24 weeks gestation. The role involves working night shifts, with duties including administering insulin and dopamine drips, operating Drager 500 ventilators, and monitoring Phillips cardiac systems.
• Required Qualifications: BLS Certification, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), willingness to submit license, 2 years of minimum experience, and the ability to work night shifts.
• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week, with scheduling done in 6-week blocks posted 2 weeks prior.
• Additional Information: The assignment involves working with a team that includes advanced practice providers, on-call neonatologists available 8 hours daily, and a complete support staff including RTs and pharmacy 24/7. Floating to Postpartum may be required as needed. The unit primarily cares for infants born at 24 weeks gestation, with no surgical services, cooling, or ECMO support.
• Submission Requirements: License submission is required with willingness to wait; candidate must have at least two years of relevant neonatal ICU experience.

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