NICU RN
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center

NICU RN

Location: Seattle, Washington Contract Length: 13 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract Facility Type: Pediatric teaching hospital; Magnet; Level I Trauma; 407 staffed beds Unit: NICU (Level IV)

Schedule

• Shift: 3x12-hour rotating shifts, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

  • Night: 19:00 to 7:00
  • Day: 7:00 to 19:00
• Cannot work straight days or straight nights, but a shift preference can be given to the unit manager.
• Weekends: every other weekend.
• Holidays: must work one of the two holiday blocks, Christmas or New Year's.
• Guaranteed hours: Yes.
• Ratios: 1:1 and 2:1.
• Block schedule: Not accommodated.
• On-call: Potential.
• Float: Required as needed to other ICU environments within scope (PICU, CICU, and acute care floors).
• RTO (return to office): Must be included in the submission and approved by unit managers. Changes after submission are denied. No RTO during the first 2 weeks due to orientation.

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Washington
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 2 years of NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care) experience, with NICU experience within the last year
• Experience working with NICU Level 4 patients and neonate patients
• Two completed travel assignments
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with therapeutic hypothermia
• Comfortable with fresh tracheostomy care
• Telemetry experience
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association
• Surgical neonate experience
• Comfortable with fluid management and modes of ventilation
• Compact state licenses accepted
• 7-year criminal background check
• Washington State Patrol/WATCH search within 12 months of start, rerun every 2 years
• Annual federal exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG)
• Official diploma or transcript
• Foreign education equivalency evaluation for candidates educated outside the U.S.
• NICU competency exam, 80% passing score
• NICU pharmacology portion, 80% or higher
• Dysrhythmia/EKG exam (required for NICU, PICU, CICU, and ER), with a time-sensitive completion requirement
• Math test upon arrival (proctored; a candidate who fails can remediate and will not be canceled)
• Pediatric competency exam and pediatric skills checklist, required for RNs not booked as Pediatrics, in case of float to another unit

Preferred

• Exposure to floating to PICU, CICU, or acute care floors.

First-Timer Criteria

• First-timers are accepted, but must have 3 to 4 years in a Level IV NICU caring for Level IV patients and float experience.
• Candidates with fewer than 3 to 4 years must have completed 1 to 2 Level IV travel assignments minimum.

Health and Compliance

• Physical exam: Within 1 year.
• TB: Qualifying test (QuantiFERON/T-SPOT within 12 weeks of start, or 2 PPDs) and annual TB questionnaire.

  • If past positive TB test: chest X-ray within 5 years and annual questionnaire.
• Immunity: Titer or vaccine documentation for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B.
• Drug screen: 9-panel negative within 1 year.
• Flu: Vaccine or declination required during flu season (October to March).
• COVID: Yearly vaccine strongly recommended, not required.
• Respirator: Annual medical clearance for respirator use (RespSafety), N95 fit test within 12 months of assignment end, and respirator training. Candidates should be prepared to use both N95 and CAPR/PAPR.
• E-Verify: Required.

Onboarding

• Modules: About 8 hours of pre-start modules, plus software training modules that are completed on site. Logins cannot be expedited.
• Badge photo: Must be on file within 72 hours of contract signing, with a blue background and no hats or scrub caps.
• Attire: Any color scrub or T-shirt top that is age-appropriate and kid-friendly.

Submission Notes

• Include the NICU level of each facility in the submission profile.