Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Indianapolis, IN
First Connect Health
4x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

🔥 HIGH-PAYING 48-HOUR DAY-SHIFT NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE (NICU) RN CONTRACT – INDIANAPOLIS, IN

An immediate 13-week travel contract opening is available for an experienced Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered Nurse (RN) in Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County). Operating within a high-acuity, specialized Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a premier regional children's and women's hospital pavilion, this high-compensating role features a dependable 48-hour daytime schedule (07:00 AM – 19:30 PM / 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM, four 12-hour shifts guaranteed weekly with built-in overtime). EXCEPTIONAL $1,540/WEEK TAX-FREE STIPEND! TOP-TIER 48-HOUR DAYTIME PACKAGE ($2,944/WEEK)! BUILT-IN OVERTIME COMPENSATION! HIGHEST DESIGNATION LEVEL IV NEONATAL ACUITY! LATE NOVEMBER START! The specialized neonatal team provides intensive nursing care, complex surgical recovery, and advanced physiological support for critically ill neonates, extreme premature infants (micro-preemies), and infants with congenital anomalies requiring surgical subspecialty repair. If you are an acute neonatal critical care nurse skilled in conventional and high-frequency ventilation, umbilical line surveillance, delicate micro-dosed medication infusions, and neonatal resuscitation looking to earn $2,944/week in Indiana, this assignment is built for you!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE (48-Hour Week)

• Weekly Gross: $2,944.00
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,540.00
• Hourly W2 Regular Rate: $27.00/hr (40 regular hours)
• Hourly W2 Overtime Rate: $40.50/hr (8 weekly OT hours included)
• (Local clinicians accepted at an adjusted local bill structure).

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Day shifts, 4x12-Hours (07:00 AM – 19:30 PM / 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM).
• Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours guaranteed weekly (40 regular hours + 8 overtime hours).
• Assignment Duration: 13 Weeks (November 30, 2026 – February 28, 2027).
• On-Call Requirements: Departmental standby on-call required per unit rotation.
• Weekend & Holiday Coverage: Rotational weekend and holiday coverage per departmental operational schedule.
• Department Setting & Level of Care: Comprehensive inpatient Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Dept: Neonatal Intensive Care IV Unit 001 / 20660).
• Uniform / Dress Code: Royal Blue scrubs.
• Floating Scope: Floats as operationally required to inpatient Pediatrics/PICU or to the sister regional NICU campus located in nearby Carmel, IN.
• Clinical Scope & Specialty Care:
  • Direct intensive nursing care for extreme premature infants (gestational ages down to 22–24 weeks), very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, and critically ill surgical neonates.
  • Management of severe neonatal pathophysiology: respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), meconium aspiration syndrome, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), severe sepsis, and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) therapeutic hypothermia protocols.
  • Advanced neonatal respiratory support: conventional mechanical ventilation, high-frequency oscillatory/jet ventilation, bubble CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), and nitric oxide therapy.
  • Invasive hemodynamic and vascular access monitoring: Umbilical Arterial Catheters (UAC), Umbilical Venous Catheters (UVC), and neonatal PICC lines.
  • Total parenteral nutrition (TPN), continuous lipid emulsions, inotropic support, prostaglandin infusions, and precision micro-dosed IV medications.
  • Pre- and post-operative nursing care for neonatal surgical interventions (omphalocele, gastroschisis, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, tracheoesophageal fistula, intestinal atresia).
  • Safe sleep practice adherence, developmental cue-based care, gavage feeding, and breastfeeding/lactation facilitation.
  • Active participation in bedside neonatal emergencies and rapid resuscitations adhering to NRP guidelines.
• EMR System: Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM).

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of dedicated acute care inpatient Level III or Level IV NICU RN clinical experience strongly preferred.
• Licensure: Active Indiana RN License or Compact/NLC Multistate License strictly in hand at submittal (with active Nursys report).
• Certifications Required at Submittal (Must all be active and attached):
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) — American Heart Association (AHA) only.
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP or NRP Advanced) — AAP/AHA.
• Preferred Certifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

✨ APPLICATION PROCESS Avoid administrative processing delays on broad public job boards. Apply directly to this posting to lock in your file with our specialized neonatal critical care recruitment team. We guarantee 100% upfront financial transparency, immediate credential checklist mapping, and prioritized clinical review!