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American Traveler

Travel RN - Neonatal ICU

American Traveler, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64154

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American Traveler is seeking an experienced NICU RN with a compact or MO license and recent specialty experience for a Level II neonatal ICU night position.

Job Details

- Work in a 5-bed Level II NICU caring for neonates 29 weeks and above, including 34+ week admissions,

- Required to float within scope to well newborn nursery/postpartum and between departments, units, or facilities as needed,

- Night shift schedule with 12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 07:00,

- Patient ratios are typically 1:2-3,

- Weekend requirement includes a minimum of 4-5 weekend shifts and 2 Fridays per 6-week schedule,

- Must cover holiday shifts and may serve as Charge RN as needed,

- Two mandatory on-call shifts required every 6-week schedule,

- Standard NICU equipment includes IV pumps, syringe feeding pumps, phototherapy equipment, incubators, Omnibed, radiant warmers, and telehealth for neonatologist consults,

Job Requirements

- Active MO or compact RN license in hand at time of consideration,

- Minimum of 2 years recent NICU specialty experience, including 1 full year in specialty within the past 12 months and no employment gap over 90 days in past year,

- Certifications required: BLS and NRP; STABLE preferred,

- Experience with blood glucose monitoring, neonatal feeding methods, isolation precautions, IV therapy (central/implanted line care, UAC, UVC), NAS care, and patient/family teaching,

- Must be able to float to postpartum/well newborn nursery as needed,

- Two professional references from the past year required, including one supervisor or higher,

- No local candidates accepted; home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility,

- No pending licenses accepted; valid license required at time of submission,

- First-time travelers not accepted,

Additional Information

- Support care for both NICU and well newborn patients, including stabilization and transfer of higher acuity newborns,

- Assist in procedures such as needle aspiration, chest tube placement, UVC/UAC line placement, lumbar puncture, intubation, surfactant administration, resuscitation, and passive cooling initiation,

- Travelers with postpartum/couplet care experience are preferred but not required,

- Expectation to complete required modules prior to start and annually as needed,

- Maximum of 7 days RTO permitted,

- Must not have a travel partner assignment within the same facility,

- Drug screening is required, and candidates must clear MRO review if necessary,

- Scrub color is not specified,