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

Job Summary

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse Nights. The position provides specialized nursing care for premature and critically ill newborns in a Level II neonatal intensive care setting. Responsibilities include managing respiratory support, administering and titrating prescribed infusions, supporting feeding needs, and caring for patients with complex neonatal conditions.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; minimum of 2 years of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience; ability to care for infants born at 32 weeks gestation or later or weighing more than 1,500 grams; proficiency with nasal cannula, high-flow nasal cannula, continuous positive airway pressure, neurally adjusted ventilatory assist, conventional ventilators, and feeding pumps.
• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; typical hours are 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
• Additional Information: Provides care for extremely premature and premature infants and patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, feeding intolerance, respiratory support needs, sepsis or meningitis, neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome or eat-sleep-console needs, and hyperbilirubinemia. The role includes titrating blood pressure medications, total parenteral nutrition, dextrose, and insulin; interpreting cardiac monitoring strips; and using high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, high-frequency jet ventilation, conventional ventilation, continuous positive airway pressure, high-flow nasal cannula, and nasal cannula equipment. The unit has approximately 20 beds with typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:1 to 1:3 based on acuity and staffing. Electronic charting is used, and orientation typically consists of 12 shifts.

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