Travel NICU RN Float Pool

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

• Specialty:
  NICU
  - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  10/26/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours:
  
  48 hrs/wk
• Start Date:
  
  Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring a Level III NICU-based Float Pool RN requiring active NJ or Compact RN license and NICU Level III/PICU experience.

• NICU-based float pool position in a 56-bed Level III NICU and Regional Perinatal Center
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours (7:00 PM - 8:00 AM)
• 37.5 hours per week
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required without exception to PICU, Peds, and NBN units, with assignments matched to skill set
• Patient ratios vary based on unit, acuity, census, and staffing (typically 1:1-3)
• Cares for neonates as young as 24-28 weeks gestation
• EPIC EMR experience required

• Active NJ or Compact RN license required
• Current BLS, NRP, and PALS certifications required
• Minimum 1.5 years of experience required, with documented NICU Level III and PICU experience
• Experience with IV therapy, arterial line management, central line/implanted line care, UAC/UVC
• Experience with IV vasopressors, steroids, and surfactants
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management skills
• Ventilator management experience (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)
• Experience with feedings (bottle, breast, gavage) and oral/nasogastric/nasojejunal tube placement and management
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome care experience
• EPIC charting experience required

• Work within a Regional Perinatal Center caring for more than 1,200 premature and ill newborns annually
• Located within a 597-bed teaching hospital affiliated with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
• Part of New Jersey's largest integrated healthcare system
• Scrub requirement:
  Navy pants with Peds top
• Winter holiday coverage required: must work or provide on-call coverage for 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's)
• Facility may call off up to 1 shift per 2 weeks
• First-time travelers accepted
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Former employees of the health system must be separated for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler

American Traveler Job  #P-764782. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title:
Travel RN
- Neonatal ICU

With over 25 years of experience, American Traveler has established a reputation for outstanding customer service. Our team ensures a smooth, worry-free experience for those starting on or expanding their travel nursing and allied careers.

With thousands of travel nursing and allied jobs nationwide, our attentive and approachable recruiters find positions that align perfectly with your career aspirations and personal requirements.

American Traveler offers exceptional benefits, including premium medical, dental, vision and life insurance beginning day one of your assignment, generous 401(k) match, substantial housing stipends, and more. Additionally, with 24/7 support and access to our in-house clinicians, you are assured confidence and comfort throughout your assignment.

With our team behind you, you can relax and enjoy a rewarding travel career.