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Registered Nurse - NICU (Travel/Contract)

Location: Portland, Oregon
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provide care for neonatal patients (less than one year old) in the NICU.
May float within the facility and to related units such as PICU, Pediatric Acute (Infants floor), or NICU Overflow locations, within scope of competency.
Night shift: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM).
Weekend requirement: 3 Saturdays and 3 Sundays in a 6-week period.
Holiday requirement: At least 1 holiday shift (either July 4th or Labor Day).
No on-call required.
Floating as requested is mandatory; refusal may result in contract cancellation.
Locals not accepted within 50 miles of any facility.

Required Qualifications

Valid RN license in Oregon
Minimum 1 year of recent NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care) experience within the last year
One completed travel nursing assignment
BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification
NIHSS certification
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Facility & Work Environment

Children's hospital setting.
Charting system: Epic.
Parking: Free in any unrestricted space.
Scrub color: Any color except black and camo.

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

Criminal background check with 7-year search including SSN trace, nationwide, sex offender, county, federal, FACIS L3, and international searches if applicable.
Physical exam within 1 year prior to start.
Immunizations and titers required:
- Tdap vaccine within 10 years or signed declination (Td not accepted).
- Negative TB test (PPD, Qgold, or Tspot) within 1 year or negative chest x-ray if previously positive. Annual TB questionnaire required.
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella: Immune titer or 2 vaccines; declination allowed after titers if low.
- Hepatitis B: Immune titer and 3-dose vaccine series or signed declination.
- Varicella: Immune titer or 2 vaccines; declination allowed after titers if low.
Negative drug screen within 12 months of start.
Seasonal flu vaccination or signed declination required annually (Oct 1 – Mar 31).
COVID vaccination documentation or declination required.
Respirator medical clearance required annually unless no patient interaction.
Two professional references required (supervisory or above, within 3 years).

Scheduling & Time Off

No return to origin (RTO) within first week of assignment.
Maximum 7 days of RTO allowed per assignment.
Mandatory cancellation requires 1.5 hours notice before shift start.
Personnel may be mandatorily cancelled one shift per two-week pay period without cause or penalty.

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Facility

Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel

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ADDRESS2801 North Gantenbein AvenuePortland, OR 97277

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Portland, OR

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