Travel Nurse RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - in Kansas , MO

Registered Nurse (RN) | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Location: Kansas City, MO Agency: Prime Staffing Pay: $2,170 per week Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: 8/17/2026

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Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:00)

Description:

Registered Nurse / NICURatios: 1: 2-3

Years of experience REQ: 2 Years First-timers accepted: (Y/N) No

Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit.

Weekend REQ:
Minimum of 4-5 weekend shifts (Sat/Sun) per 6-week schedule period AND minimum of 2 Friday's per 6-week schedule

Certs REQ: BLS, NRP (STABLE preferred)
Skills REQ:
Work Settings:
Mother/Baby, NICU II. Patient Types:
Neonates 29-34 weeks, Neonates > 34 weeks. Endocrine/Metabolic:
Blood glucose monitoring. Gastrointestinal:
Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage). Infectious Disease:
Isolation Precautions. IV therapy:
Central Line/Implanted Line Care, UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheter), UVC (Umbilical Vein Catheter). NEUROLOGIC:
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Professional Topic and

Skills:

Patient/family teaching. Attending high risk deliveries Special Equipment:

-Standard NICU equipment: IV pumps, syringe feeding pumps, phototherapy equipment, incubator/isolette/Omnibed/radiant warmers, Neonatal echo available. Telehealth for neonatologist support/consultation. Is on-call REQ? (Y/N) What is the req? Yes. 2 mandatory call shifts every 6 week schedule.

Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes, To well newborn nursery/postpartum. Regular floating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed.

Open to accommodating block schedule? (Y/N) No

Locals accepted: (Y/N) What is the local radius rule? No, home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility

Pending License accepted: (Y/N) No

RTO Restrictions:
No more than 7 days Guaranteed

Hours:

3 shifts per 13 weeks. The cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length to which the Contractor Personnel is assigned

Special Procedures/Details: 5 bed, Level II NICU. We admit infants 34wks and above. Lower gestational age will be transferred to higher level NICU. Prefer staff who are cross-trained to attend deliveries and provide 1:1 recovery care of a newborn. Core SLNH NICU nurses are also cross-trained to postpartum/couplet care. Travelers are NOT required to take couplets, but travelers with this experience are preferred.

-Travelers will be expected to assist/support well newborn assessments, procedures, etc. when there is no NICU census. Expectation to stabilize and transfer any and all higher acuity and/or lower gestational age newborns, which can include assisting with procedures such as- needle aspiration, chest tube placement, UVC/UAC line placement, lumbar puncture, intubation, surfactant administration, resuscitation, initiation of passive cooling, and any additional procedures.

Modified 12:00:00 AM Account Manager:
Taylor Mason Account Manager Email: COVID-19 Vaccine:
Not Required Flu Vaccine:
Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only

Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience :

- Years of Experience : 2 Patient Ratio Experience : 2-3 Charting System Experience :

- Charting System Name :
Community Hospital Experience :
Preferred LTAC Experience :

- Trauma Level I Experience :

- Trauma Level II Experience :

- Travel Experience Required :
Yes Certifications : BLS, NRP, STABLE
* Skills :
Attend High Risk Deliveries, Blood glucose monitoring, Central Line/Implanted Line Care, Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage), Isolation Precautions/PPE, Mother/Baby*, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Neonates > 34 weeks, Neonates 29-34 weeks, NICU II, Patient/family teaching, UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheter), UVC (Umbilical Vein Catheter) Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type :
Other Patient Ratios Days :

- Patient Ratios Nights :

- Patient Ratios Weekends :

- Float Required :
To well newborn nursery/postpartum Call Required : 2 mandatory call shifts every 6-week schedule Weekend Coverage :
True Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract : 4-6 weekend shifts (Sat/Sun) every 6-week schedule period. Minimum of 2 Friday's every 6-week schedule period. Pre-Approved Time Off : two Orientation Hours : 12 Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups :
Neonates Daily Census : 0-2 NICU babies Number of Visits Per Day :

- Number of Rooms : 3 Number of Beds : 5 Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support : IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary Patient Diagnoses :
Respiratory distress- CPAP, NiPPV, nasal cannula

Prematurity Hypoglycemia Hyperbilirubinemia  Multiparity Special Procedures/Unit Details :

-5 bed, Level II NICU. We admit infants 34wks and above. Lower gestational age will be transferred to higher level NICU.

-Prefer staff who are…