NICU Registered Nurse
Spokane, WA
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This position provides specialized care for neonates in a high-acuity neonatal intensive care setting, with patient ratios ranging from 1:1 to 1:3. Responsibilities include ventilator management, central line care, medication administration, developmental care, feeding support, respiratory management, and collaboration with interdisciplinary services.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts are 12 hours, with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend or as needed, and the assignment runs from 11/30/2026 through 05/31/2027.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications; compact nursing license in hand at submission; electronic charting system experience; demonstrated neonatal intensive care experience, including patient ratios up to 1:3.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Care is provided to neonatal patients, including infants from 29 to 34 weeks gestation and neonates requiring intensive care.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include administration of blood products, arterial line management, central line care, breast milk handling, bubble continuous positive airway pressure, high-flow nasal cannula, high-frequency ventilation, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, intravenous vasopressors, chest tube management, phototherapy, therapeutic hypothermia, and ventilator management.
  • Additional responsibilities include feeding support, developmental care, neonatal dosage calculations, seizure management, sepsis evaluation, patient and family education, tracheostomy care, umbilical artery catheter care, umbilical vein catheter care, and respiratory distress management.
  • Travelers may float between units and care for pediatric patients under 2 years of age when assigned.
  • Three of five designated holidays must be worked, including Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day.
  • Twenty-four hours of orientation are provided.

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