Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $2,177 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

NICU Registered Nurse Travel Assignment in Lubbock, TX | Level IV NICU

Join a high-acuity neonatal team in Lubbock, Texas, where compassionate care and clinical excellence come together in a supportive, fast-paced children’s hospital environment. Located in the heart of West Texas, Lubbock offers a welcoming community, broad-open skies, and the charm of a vibrant city with easy access to the surrounding South Plains. This NICU Registered Nurse travel assignment offers the opportunity to care for critically ill newborns in a Level IV NICU while working alongside a multidisciplinary pediatric healthcare team.

Job Details

• Specialty: NICU Registered Nurse
• Employment Type: Travel Nursing
• Shift: 12-hour nights
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Contract Length: 26 weeks
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,940 - $2,040
• Setting: Level IV NICU within a children’s hospital
• Location: Lubbock, TX 79410
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Weekend Requirement: 6 weekend shifts in a 6-week scheduling period
• Scheduling Style: Self-scheduling and block scheduling
• Float Requirement: May float to nearby pediatric, PICU, or pediatric ED areas as needed

Job Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of NICU nursing experience required
• 2+ years of NICU experience strongly preferred
• Level III or higher NICU experience preferred
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state or compact RN license in hand at submission
• BLS and NRP Advanced certifications required
• Epic charting experience required
• Ability to care for neonates with complex conditions and variable acuity
• Strong neonatal assessment, critical thinking, and communication skills
• Availability to work assigned holiday requirements and follow scheduling expectations

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled, compassionate nursing care to neonates in a high-acuity NICU setting
• Monitor and manage patients with prematurity, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia, sepsis, HIE, and surgical diagnoses
• Perform neonatal interventions including ventilator support, CPAP, HFNC, IV therapy, blood product administration, and thermoregulation support
• Support feeding, developmental care, family education, and discharge readiness planning
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapy, and interdisciplinary team members to deliver safe, effective pediatric critical care
• Accurately document assessments, treatments, and patient progress in Epic
• Respond effectively to changing patient conditions and maintain a calm, focused approach in a busy children’s hospital unit
• Float to appropriate pediatric units when needed based on staffing needs

Apply now to start your next travel nursing job in Lubbock, TX and join a dedicated neonatal healthcare team today.

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GHR Healthcare Job ID #518768. 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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