Travel NICU RN - $2,181 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/02/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced NICU RN for a night shift travel contract requiring prior travel experience and both Missouri and Kansas or compact licensure.

Details

• Work in a Level II/III NICU with 18 rooms and 20 beds, average daily census of 6.9
• Care for neonates across all gestational ages, including <24-28 weeks, 29-34 weeks, and >34 weeks
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (18:45-7:15)
• Weekend requirement of 4 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule (Friday and/or Saturday night) plus 2 Sunday nights per 6-week schedule
• On-call requirement of two 12-hour call shifts per 6-week schedule
• Floating required within scope to well baby nursery, deliveries on L&D, and other departments/units/facilities as needed
• Uses Epic for charting
• Patient ratio of 1:1-3

Requirements

• Active RN license, both Missouri and Kansas or compact in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS and NRP required; STABLE preferred
• Minimum 2 years of recent NICU specialty experience, including a full year within the past 12 months with no employment gaps greater than 90 days
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Proficiency required in high-risk delivery attendance, ventilator management, UAC/UVC care, arterial line management, central line care, IV therapy, blood/blood product administration, neonatal dosage calculations, and related NICU skills
• Experience with dysrhythmia interpretation, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and unit telemetry monitoring
• Experience with phototherapy, hyperbilirubinemia management, and breastfeeding/breast milk handling support
• Experience with respiratory care including bubble CPAP, HFNC, suctioning, and management of oxygen delivery systems
• Two professional references required, one from a supervisor and one from a charge RN, both from within the past year

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include attending high-risk deliveries, neonatal sepsis workups, developmental care, and patient/family teaching
• Charge nurses and the transition/baby catcher nurse are provided navy blue scrubs
• Home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible
• No local candidates accepted
• Maximum RTO of 7 days, with all time-off requests finalized at time of consideration
• No travel partners accepted
• Returning staff must have a 3-month break in service after 18 months of tenure, and permanent BJC or Saint Luke's employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-762652. 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: Travel RN - Neonatal ICU

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