NICU RN
Odessa, TX
Pulse Healthcare Services
4x12 hrs, Nights

NICU RN 
Location: Odessa, Texas
Start Date: 09/22/2026
Shift: Nights | 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
Schedule: 4x12s | 48 hours/week

Unit: High-Risk Level III NICU
Patient Ratio: 1:3 (Nights/Weekends)

Requirements:

• 2–3+ years NICU RN experience required
• Previous travel experience required
• BLS required
• NRP required
• STABLE required
• PALS preferred
• Cerner experience required

Clinical Experience Must Include:
High-risk neonatal care including:

• Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BiPAP/PEEP)
• High Frequency Ventilation & Nitric Oxide
• Bubble CPAP & HFNC
• Umbilical line management (UAC/UVC)
• IV vasopressors & central line care
• Surfactant administration
• Therapeutic hypothermia
• Sepsis workups & NEC management
• Neonatal abstinence syndrome
• APGAR scoring & high-risk deliveries
• Phototherapy & hyperbilirubinemia
• Feeding support (bottle, breast, gavage)
• Developmental & family-centered care
• Respiratory distress syndrome
• Neonates 29–34 weeks (and 34+ weeks)

Unit Details:

• Level III NICU (high acuity)
• Self-scheduling
• Float required to Pediatrics and Nursery

Additional Requirements:

• Flu vaccine required (medical/religious exemptions allowed)
• COVID-19 vaccine not required
• RTO must be submitted with application
• Cerner experience strongly preferred
• Travel experience required