Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $2,066 per week

GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse (RN) – NICU Travel Assignment in Charlottesville, Virginia

NICU travel nurse opportunity in Charlottesville, VA: join a high-acuity Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provide expert care to critically ill neonates and infants.

Join a high-acuity Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Charlottesville, Virginia 22908. Charlottesville, Virginia 22908 is a welcoming Central Virginia community with a blend of local amenities and a professional setting for travel healthcare. This Charlottesville location offers a travel nursing opportunity focused on providing exceptional care to critically ill neonates and infants while working alongside a collaborative clinical team in a fast-paced NICU environment.

Job Details

• Position: Registered Nurse (RN) – NICU
• Employment Type: Travel Nursing Assignment
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,840 - $1,940
• Location: Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 26 weeks
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Shift Duration: 12-hour nights
• Setting: Level III NICU with a high-acuity neonatal population
• Patient Population: Neonates and infants

Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse license; pending Virginia RN license accepted if in hand by the Wednesday before start
• Minimum 2 years of NICU experience required
• Full-time Level III NICU experience required; Level IV NICU experience strongly preferred
• BLS and NRP required at time of submission
• Dr. Brown's Infant Driven Feeding Certificate required, with pending completion accepted at submission
• Epic charting experience required
• BSN preferred
• Strong experience with ventilator management, IV drips, hemodynamic support, and neonatal procedures
• Ability to float within scope of practice to related areas such as L&D, postpartum, pediatrics, and PICU as needed

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, evidence-based neonatal nursing care to critically ill neonates and infants in a busy NICU
• Monitor and manage patients requiring high-frequency ventilation, conventional ventilation, CPAP/BiPAP, NIPPV/NIMV, and inhaled nitric oxide
• Assist with admissions, deliveries, newborn transitions, and specialized neonatal interventions
• Administer and titrate IV fluids, drips, and medications while maintaining safe hemodynamic support
• Perform and assist with lab draws, IV placement, line care, wound and drain care, and ostomy management
• Support neonatal procedures including intubation, lumbar puncture, PICC placement, umbilical line placement, and chest tube placement
• Care for infants requiring therapeutic hypothermia, post-operative support, and advanced respiratory interventions
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to deliver coordinated, family-centered care
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and uphold unit standards for safe, high-quality patient care

Apply now for this NICU travel nurse job in Charlottesville, Virginia, and join a healthcare team dedicated to exceptional neonatal care.

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GHR Healthcare Job ID #520560. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: NICU

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