Travel Nurse RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Baltimore, MD

Job Title

Registered Nurse – NICU / Pediatrics

Location

Baltimore, MD

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Alternating Days and Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts | Every Other Weekend Required | Day Shift: 7:00–19:00 | Night Shift: 19:30–7:30

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to neonatal and pediatric patients including neonates, infants, and children across varying acuity levels with a ratio of 1:3, up to 1:4 for lower acuity groups
• Manage and monitor patients with diagnoses including prematurity, apnea of prematurity (AOP), retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), bronchopulmonary/chronic lung disease, cardiac defects, feeding issues, and neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)
• Operate and monitor specialized equipment including tracheostomies, mechanical ventilators, PICCs, central lines, TPN, and intralipids
• Float within specialty and sister units as needed
• Adhere to required holiday scheduling as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license in Maryland or a valid Compact RN license at time of submission
• Minimum 2 years of experience in pediatric nursing, including hands-on experience with tracheostomy and ventilator management
• Current BLS certification (American Heart Association only)
• Current CPI certification (Calm Every Storm online version is the only accepted online vendor)
• Willingness to work every other weekend and holidays as scheduled
• Comfort floating within scope to sister units with no restrictions

Preferred Experience / Skills

• ACLS certification (American Heart Association only)
• NRP certification (NRP or AAP accepted)
• Prior travel nursing experience welcomed; first-time travelers are accepted

Why Join Us

• First-time travelers are welcome, making this an excellent opportunity to launch a travel nursing career in a specialized NICU/pediatric setting
• Work with a diverse and complex patient population in a high-acuity environment that supports professional growth