Travel NICU RN - $2,662 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced NICU RN for a Level IV academic medical center, requiring 2+ years of Level III NICU experience and an active NJ or Compact RN license.

Details

• Night shift, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:30) in a 21-bed NICU and 16-bed SCN
• Caring for neonates 29-34 weeks and >34 weeks gestation; unit will not attend high-risk deliveries
• Ratios of 1:2 in NICU and 1:3-4 in SCN
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Every other weekend required (Saturday and Sunday)
• Must work 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 holidays per unit needs
• Floating required within skillset to Newborn, Peds, and PICU

Requirements

• Active NJ or Compact RN license required
• BLS and NRP certifications required; PALS preferred
• 2+ years of current Level III NICU experience required
• Skilled in developmental care, patient/family teaching, phlebotomy, thermoregulation, BG monitoring, phototherapy, isolation/PPE, and sepsis workup
• Experience with blood/blood product administration, A-line management, central/implanted line care, IV starts/maintenance, and UAC/UVC
• Proficient with neonatal medications including anti-seizure, antibiotics/antivirals, IV vasopressors, steroids, surfactants, and insulin, with accurate neonatal dose calculations
• Experience with breastfeeding support, breast milk handling, and bottle/breast/gavage feedings, NEC care, and oral/NG/NJ tube placement
• Respiratory skills including Bubble CPAP, HFNC, chest tube management, meconium aspiration care, oxygen delivery systems, RDS management, ETT/NT suctioning, Vapotherm, and ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BiPAP/PEEP)
• Preferred skills include charge experience, jet vents, oscillators, ECMO, CritiCool body cooling, and receiving neonates via transport

Additional Information

• Provide advanced neonatal critical care within an academic medical center setting known for high-frequency ventilation, ECMO, and therapeutic hypothermia
• Part of a large integrated healthcare system offering complex medical and surgical neonatal interventions
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Former employees of this health system must be separated for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-751959. 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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