NICU Registered Nurse
Tacoma, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Location: Not Specified. This position involves providing specialized care for neonates with various high-risk conditions, including prematurity, respiratory issues, and post-surgical needs. The role focuses on delivering critical support with a friendly attitude in a high-acuity environment.

Job Details

• Certifications, Education Requirements, Degree Requirements, Location Requirements, and Years of Experience: BLS, NRP, Washington state license; minimum of 2 years of Level III-IV NICU experience.
• Schedule: Nights shift, 12 hours per shift, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Responsibilities include respiratory support for vents, managing trachs (highly preferred but not required), caring for g-tubes, NG/OG tubes, NCPAP, UAC/UVC management, PICC lines, medication administration, care planning, and DC to home.
• Preferred experience with surgical patients and high-risk diagnoses such as HIE, NAS, and others.
• EMR: EPIC.
• Floating: Med/Surg or Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for patients 1 year or under; floating rotations help support the NICU team.
• Weekend rotation: Every other, may include back-to-back weekends, but rare.
• No on-call requirements.
• Scrub color: Any.
• The NICU is part of a high-level childrens hospital within a facility that has a Level IV NICU and 70 NICU beds, typically with a census around 50.

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