Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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, nights, flexible
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Breakdown – NICU RN
- Facility: Arkansas Children’s Hospital
- Position: NICU RN
- Schedule:12-hour nights
- Contract: 13 weeks
- Weekend: Every other weekend
- Holidays: Required as needed
- Call: None
- EMR: EPIC
- Float: Required within the ICU cluster
Must-Have Requirements
- 3+ years of clinical experience in a Level III–IV NICU
- Level IV NICU experience is specifically required
- Level I or II NICU experience will not be considered
- At least 1 prior travel assignment
- EPIC experience
- BLS + NRP
- Active Arkansas or Compact RN license required upon offer
- Must pass the facility fit test
- Must test negative for nicotine
Patient Population
Experience with complex neonatal cases, including:
- 23-week micro-preemies
- Very low birth weight infants
- NEC/perforation
- Chronic lung disease
- PDA ligation
- Spina bifida
- Diaphragmatic hernia
- Body cooling
- General neonatal surgeries
Ratios: Approximately 1:1–1:3/4 depending on acuity
Other Important Details
- Prior travel experience is required for this position, despite the general statement that it isn't required.
- Travelers are first to float.
- May float to NICU, PICU, CVICU, Burn ICU, or IMU within the ICU cluster.
- Approximately 2–3 days of orientation + specialty testing.
- No self-scheduling; scheduling is handled by the manager/scheduler.
About Care Career
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits