Travel NICU RN - $2,818 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/23/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced NICU RN for a Level III unit requiring NRP and STABLE certification along with prior travel nursing experience.

Details

• Level III NICU setting caring for neonates from less than 24-28 weeks to over 34 weeks gestation
• Patient ratios range from 1:1 to 1:4
• Night shift, 4x12 hour schedule (7:00 PM-7:30 AM)
• 36 or 48 hour weekly options available
• Weekend coverage required
• Floating to like units within scope required based on facility needs, with brief orientation provided

Requirements

• Active RN license (NM or Compact) required, pending NM/Compact accepted if obtained prior to start
• Current BLS and NRP certifications required; STABLE certification preferred
• Minimum 1 year of NICU experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Skilled in IV therapy, blood/blood product administration, arterial line management, central line care, and UAC/UVC management
• Experience with neonatal medication administration including vasopressors, anti-seizure meds, antibiotics, and surfactants
• Competent in respiratory management including ventilator care, high frequency ventilation, CPAP, nitric oxide, and suctioning
• Experience with high-risk delivery attendance, developmental care, and neonatal abstinence syndrome management
• Skilled in dysrhythmia interpretation and invasive hemodynamic monitoring

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include high-risk delivery attendance, thermoregulation, phototherapy, and management of feedings including gavage and breastfeeding support
• Provide care for conditions such as respiratory distress syndrome, necrotizing enterocolitis, neonatal sepsis, and seizure disorders
• Perform therapeutic hypothermia management and assist with lumbar punctures as needed
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility; local candidates not accepted
• Former staff must wait at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
• No travel pairs or groups accepted for this position

American Traveler Job ID #P-775604. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Neonatal ICU

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