Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $2,431 per week

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

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

Unit: 7S NICU
Manager Interviews

Experience Required: 2 years of strong Level 3 and/or Level 4 NICU experience. MUST be comfortable in a high acuity, fast paced environment
Will you accept a first-time traveler? Must have manager approval on first time travelers, as this will depend on current staffing

Certs Required: BLS, NRP, ACLS

Technology/Equipment:
EMR: EPIC
IV Pump: Alaris and Medfusion syringe pumps
Med Dispensing: Omnicell
Monitors: Phillips
Equipment: PIV Ultrasound and Tecotherm
Breast Milk Scanning: MOMs

Skills Required: EPIC experience, EVDs, Camino device (ICP and temp monitoring device), management of critical care vasoactive drip titration, management of invasive lines – ART lines/CVP, aseptic and sterile techniques, basic dressing changes, ventilator and trach management, HOFV management, oral/nasal suctioning, g-tube/j-tube management, feeding tubes, chest tubes, epidurals, PCAs, sedation and analgesic drip management, foley insertion and management, Alaris and Medfusion pump management, bedside procedures with providers, discharge skills, CRRT experience, baby side of ECMO (manager has been flexible on EVD, ICP, ECMO, and CRRT exp)

Floating: 
Neonatal PCU
Gen Peds – will float as needed to Pediatric CVICU, PICU, and general Peds unit as a helping hand unless they have prior experience in any of these populations

Patient Types: 
Respiratory:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, TTN (Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn, MAS (Meconium Aspiration), Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, etc.
Cardiac:
Congenital Heart Defects (TOF, VSD, HLHS), PDA, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN), etc.
Neuro:
Seizures, IVH, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
GI/GU/Musculoskeletal/Endocrine:
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC), Feeding Intolerance, GER, Acute/Chronic Renal Failure, Birth Trauma, Congenital Anomalies, Sepsis, NAS, TORCH infections, Hypothermia, Hypoglycemia, etc.

Ratios: Varies on acuity: 1:1, 1:2, 1:3

Scheduling:
Weekend rotation: will be required to work 2 Fridays and 2 Mondays, plus every other weekend (Sat/Sun) every 6-week schedule
The combination of the 2 Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays can be grouped together or worked separately as long as those eight (8) shifts occur within the 6-week period
No call for travelers, if the NICU cannot utilize them, they may be floated to similar units as listed above
Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work holidays as scheduled
Unit requirement is the Eve and/or Day after holiday and day of holiday, every other holiday while contracted
RTO: Manager approval – would prefer travelers not have a significant amount of RTO needs
Shift times: 0645-1915 and 1845-0715
Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks based on unit needs after team schedule is completed/approved. Clinical Supervisor will provide dates of need.

Scrub Color: Navy
Dress Code: May wear long sleeve shirt if needed but must be solid Navy or White. No tight scrubs. Pediatric friendly scrub tops. Please refrain from wearing other organizational branded attire.
Practice Guidelines: “Bare Below Elbow” in nurseries – meaning no watches, permanent jewelry, rings – real or plastic. No artificial nails.
Parking: Free

About TotalMed RN

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1