Travel Nurse RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Ithaca, NY

Job Title

NICU and Postpartum Registered Nurse

Location

Ithaca, NY

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care to a designated group of patients within the Maternal Child Health department, addressing physical, psychological, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs.
• Assess patients and families with needs ranging from uncomplicated to highly complex, recognizing normal parameters and deviations in physical, emotional, developmental, and behavioral status.
• Develop person-centered care plans, prioritizing nursing care to meet patient and family needs, including involvement of patients and families in establishing care goals.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills by making appropriate clinical decisions, prioritizing planned and unplanned events, and proactively addressing potential and actual problems.
• Implement technical skills required for patient and family care while maintaining current knowledge of applicable policies, procedures, and standards, serving as a resource to peers.
• Facilitate collaboration across the healthcare team, linking patients and families with other disciplines and services as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Postpartum nursing experience required; must be able to independently care for mother/baby couplets.
• Experience in NICU nursing.
• Ability to practice within the scope of governing bodies applicable to Maternal Child Health (AWHONN, ACOG, NNA, AORN).
• Strong critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel nursing experience in a Maternal Child Health setting.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a resource and mentor to nursing peers.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a collaborative Maternal Child Health environment serving a diverse patient population.
• Gain valuable experience across both NICU and Postpartum settings as part of a contract travel assignment.