Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Richmond, VA
Prime Time Healthcare Nursing
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

NICU RN – Level III-B | Nights or Days Available

Contract: 16–18 weeks
Shift: 12-hour Nights or Days
Weekends: Every other weekend
Holidays: Major holiday rotation required
Local Candidates: Not accepted within 50 miles
Interview: ITO will interview

Contract / Orientation Options

• 8/31 orientation: 18 weeks | Ends 1/2/27
• 9/14 orientation: 18 weeks | Ends 1/16/27
• 9/28 orientation: 16 weeks | Ends 1/16/27

Unit Details

• Level III-B NICU
• 21 beds
• Cares for infants as premature as 23 weeks
• Typical ratio: 1:2–3
• Ratios may change based on acuity and facility needs
• May occasionally float within New Life or to nearby NICUs

Required Experience

• 2.5–3 years NICU experience required
• Must have hands-on experience with:
  • Body cooling
  • Ventilators
  • JET ventilation
  • Oscillators
• Must be comfortable caring for unstable, acute and chronically ill neonatal patients
• Arrhythmia testing is not required

Required Certifications

• BLS
• NRP

Preferred/Unit Skill: STABLE

Equipment / Clinical Skills

• Medfusion pumps
• PICC lines placed by trained RNs
• Umbilical lines
• Intubation performed by trained transport nurses
• Body cooling
• Giraffe Shuttle/incubator transport system
• Conventional ventilators
• JET ventilators
• Oscillators
• Neonatal resuscitation and stabilization

EMR

Epic experience preferred

Candidate Profile

Strong fit for an experienced high-acuity NICU RN who is confident managing extremely premature infants, ventilated neonates, cooling patients and advanced respiratory modalities including JET and oscillator ventilation. Must be comfortable with floating and every-other-weekend/major-holiday scheduling.