Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Seattle, WA
Voca Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Days

Job Requirements – Travel NICU RN (Level III/IV)

This is a Travel Registered Nurse – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) position at Swedish First Hill, a Providence-affiliated facility in Seattle, Washington. The unit cares for critically ill and premature newborns, including infants born at 23–24 weeks gestation.

1. Required qualifications

• RN license: Active Washington RN license or a valid compact multistate RN license in hand at submission.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of NICU nursing experience.
  • Level III NICU: At least 3 years of experience is required.
  • Level IV NICU: At least 2 years of experience is required, according to the auto-offer screening criteria.
• Certifications:
  • BLS — required.
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) — required.
• Epic: Preferred, but not explicitly mandatory.
• Patient population: Neonates and infants, including extremely premature newborns.
• Floating: Must be willing to float to other campuses and units within the assignment's scope.
• Travel experience: Not required; first-time travelers may be considered.

Important: Candidates with less than the required Level III/IV NICU experience may be screened out.

2. Required clinical skills

Candidates should have strong experience with:

• Level III or Level IV NICU care.
• Care of premature infants, including babies born at 23–24 weeks gestation.
• Ventilator management, including conventional ventilation, CPAP, BiPAP, high-frequency ventilation, and oscillators.
• Blood and blood product administration.
• PICC lines, central lines, and implanted line care.
• Neonatal medication dosage calculations.
• Bottle, breast, and gavage feeding.
• Oral, nasogastric, and nasojejunal tube placement or management.
• Therapeutic hypothermia and cooling/warming blankets.
• Cardioversion and defibrillation.
• Attendance at high-risk deliveries.
• Care related to neonatal surgeries.

ECMO experience is not required. The unit provides the other listed advanced neonatal therapies and procedures.

3. Schedule and assignment details

• Shift: Day shift, 7:00 AM–7:30 PM.
• Schedule: Four 12-hour shifts.
• Unit size: 77-bed NICU.
• Average census: Approximately 50 patients.
• Patient ratio: 1:2.
• Weekend coverage: Intermittent weekend coverage is required.
• Block scheduling: Can be accommodated when requested; three or more consecutive shifts may be possible.
• Float requirements:
  • Other NICU campuses, including Issaquah and Edmonds.
  • Pediatrics, PICU, or newborn nursery assignments at First Hill, generally limited to newborns and infants when floated.
  • May occasionally be assigned as a sitter.