Job Title
Registered Nurse – NICU / Pediatrics
Location
Baltimore, MD
Schedule / Job Type
Contract (13 Weeks) | Onsite | Alternating Days and Nights, 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00–19:00 / 19:30–7:30) | Every Other Weekend Required
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care to neonatal and pediatric patients including neonates, infants, and pediatric populations
- Manage patients with diagnoses including prematurity, apnea of prematurity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cardiac defects, feeding issues, and neonatal abstinence syndrome
- Operate and monitor specialized equipment including tracheostomies, mechanical ventilators, PICCs, central lines, and TPN/IL infusions
- Maintain patient ratios of 1:3, up to 1:4 with lower acuity patient groups
- Float within specialty and sister units as needed
- Adhere to required holiday and weekend scheduling as assigned
Required Qualifications
- Active RN license in Maryland or valid Compact License at time of submission
- Minimum 2 years of experience in pediatric or NICU nursing
- Demonstrated experience with tracheostomy and mechanical ventilator management
- Current BLS certification (AHA only)
- Current CPI certification (Calm Every Storm online version accepted)
- Candidates must reside 50 or more miles from the facility address (locals under 50 miles are not accepted)
Preferred Experience / Skills
- ACLS certification (AHA only)
- NRP certification (NRP or AAP accepted)
- Prior travel nursing experience welcomed; first-time travelers accepted
Why Join Us
- First-time travelers are welcome, making this an excellent opportunity to begin a travel nursing career in a specialized pediatric environment
- Work with a diverse and complex patient population gaining valuable experience across neonatal and pediatric specialties