Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Little Rock, AR
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

NICU RN – Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas

Shift: 12-hour nights
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Facility: 359-bed, Level I Trauma and teaching hospital
NICU Size: 104 beds, with 8 beds per pod
Patient Ratio: 1:1–3/4, depending on acuity
EMR: Epic
Medication System: Pyxis
Parking: Free

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience in a Level III–IV NICU.
• Level IV NICU experience is mandatory and must be clearly stated in the submission packet.
• At least 1 previous travel assignment required.
• Recent experience caring for tracheostomy patients.
• Epic experience required and must be noted in the submission packet.
• BLS certification.
• NRP certification.
• Must pass nicotine screening with a negative result.

Important: Level I or Level II NICU experience alone will not be accepted.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION

• NCC Neonatal ICU RN certification.

PATIENT POPULATION

• Extremely premature infants, including 23-week micro-preemies.
• Very low birth weight infants and complications of prematurity.
• Chronic lung disease and intracranial bleeding.
• Spina bifida and congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
• Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and perforation.
• Gastrointestinal and general surgical cases.
• Cleft lip, palate, and mandible conditions.
• Transfers from surrounding Level II NICUs.
• PDA ligations and therapeutic body cooling.

CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT AND EQUIPMENT

• 24/7 neonatologist coverage.
• Advanced practice providers available on the unit.
• 1–2 patient care technicians per shift.
• Equipment includes GE systems, Servo ventilators, Omni beds, Giraffe isolettes, ECMO, nitric oxide, HFOV, jet ventilation, and IMV.
• Respiratory therapists manage ventilators.
• Respiratory and anesthesia support available.
• Average patient stay: approximately 40 days.

FLOATING AND SCHEDULING

• Floating is required within the ICU cluster, including NICU, PICU, CVICU, Burn ICU, and IMU.
• Travelers are first to float.
• Every other weekend required.
• Holidays as needed.
• No on-call requirement.
• Scheduling is managed by the unit manager or scheduler; self-scheduling is not available.
• Expect 2–3 days of orientation and specialty testing.
• Arkansas Children’s Hospital dress code must be followed.