Travel NICU RN - $1,947 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 6

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Level III NICU position requiring a TN or compact license and a minimum of 2 years of Level III NICU experience.

Details

• bed Level III NICU in a freestanding children's hospital
• Care for neonates ranging from 22 weeks gestation to term, including a high preemie population and surgical patients
• Provides respiratory support including high frequency oscillator, high frequency jet ventilation, CPAP, and high flow nasal cannula
• All patients arrive via the facility's active transport team
• Day shift schedule: 3x12 hours, 6:45 AM to 7:15 PM
• Every 3rd weekend required
• Float requirement to PICU and general pediatric floors for assignments involving patients under 2 years old
• Uses Omnicell medication system, transitioning to Pyxis in September
• Documentation completed in Meditech

Requirements

• Active TN or compact RN license required
• Required certifications: BLS, NRP, NRP Advanced, and STABLE
• Minimum 2 years of Level III NICU experience required
• Meditech charting experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Two professional references required for consideration
• Skilled in IV therapy, arterial and central line management, UAC/UVC care, and administration of blood products and emergency medications
• Experience with neonatal respiratory care including ventilator management, high frequency ventilation, and nitric oxide therapy preferred
• Experience with neonatal conditions such as NEC, sepsis, seizure disorders, and hyperbilirubinemia preferred

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive neonatal intensive care including respiratory support, line management, and medication administration
• Support developmental care, patient/family teaching, and breastfeeding/breast milk handling
• Care for a wide range of neonatal diagnoses including gastroschisis, NEC, seizure disorders, and neonatal sepsis
• Travelers may float to different units as needed based on facility requirements
• Travelers who have oriented at this facility within the past year are not required to reorient
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate

American Traveler Job ID #P-736206. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 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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