Travel NICU RN - $2,533 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/03/2026
• 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 3, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 4

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Level 4 NICU RN for night shifts at a Magnet-designated teaching hospital, requiring BSN and 2+ years of Level 4 NICU experience.

Details

• Work in a 46-bed Level 4 Neonatal ICU providing family-centered care to critically ill, convalescing, and growing premature and term newborns
• Unit receives admissions from the hospital's high-risk perinatal department as well as transports from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Hawaii
• Access to specialists in endocrine, pulmonary, genetics, renal, metabolic, ophthalmology, neurology, general pediatric surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery
• Night shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 7:30
• Weekend rotation required
• No call requirements
• Floating required within the hospital; no floating to sister hospitals
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active OR RN license (pending license accepted if application has been submitted to licensing board)
• BSN required
• Minimum 2 years of Level 4 NICU experience required
• Certifications required: BLS, NRP
• Preferred certifications: PALS, STABLE
• Epic charting experience required
• Preferred experience: charge RN, teaching hospital, Trauma Level I
• Clinical skills required: respiratory care, bubble CPAP, tracheostomy care/management, ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)
• Preferred skill: PA lines
• Two manager or supervisor references from within the last 24 months required (charge RN references not accepted)
• COVID vaccination proof required with no exemptions accepted

Additional Information

• Nurses participate in the education of students and pediatric residents at this teaching hospital
• Facility is a Magnet-designated, Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital
• Must be available to work at least 2 of the 3 major winter holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
• Scrubs are provided for OR use; no prints allowed for standard scrubs
• First-time travelers accepted only with 3+ years of experience
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate with no radius restriction
• RTO must be submitted upfront and cannot exceed 2 weeks
• Former OHSU employees or travelers must have been gone at least 6 months to be eligible to return, and require a reference from their previous OHSU manager
• Refusal to float as requested may result in contract cancellation

American Traveler Job ID #P-756432. 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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