Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU
- Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Seattle, Washington.

• Specialty:
  NICU
  - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  11/16/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, days
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Job Requirements – Travel NICU RN (Level III/IV)

This is a Travel Registered Nurse – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) position at Swedish First Hill, a Providence-affiliated facility in Seattle, Washington. The unit cares for critically ill and premature newborns, including infants born at 23–24 weeks gestation.

• RN license: Active Washington RN license or a valid compact multistate RN license in hand at submission.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of NICU nursing experience.
  • Level III NICU: At least 3 years of experience is required.
  • Level IV NICU: At least 2 years of experience is required, according to the auto-offer screening criteria.
• Certifications:
  • BLS — required.
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) — required.
• Epic: Preferred, but not explicitly mandatory.
• Patient population: Neonates and infants, including extremely premature newborns.
• Floating: Must be willing to float to other campuses and units within the assignment's scope.
• Travel experience: Not required; first-time travelers may be considered.

Important: Candidates with less than the required Level III/IV NICU experience may be screened out.

Candidates should have strong experience with:

• Level III or Level IV NICU care.
• Care of premature infants, including babies born at 23–24 weeks gestation.
• Ventilator management, including conventional ventilation, CPAP, BiPAP, high-frequency ventilation, and oscillators.
• Blood and blood product administration.
• PICC lines, central lines, and implanted line care.
• Neonatal medication dosage calculations.
• Bottle, breast, and gavage feeding.
• Oral, nasogastric, and nasojejunal tube placement or management.
• Therapeutic hypothermia and cooling/warming blankets.
• Cardioversion and defibrillation.
• Attendance at high-risk deliveries.
• Care related to neonatal surgeries.

ECMO experience is not required. The unit provides the other listed advanced neonatal therapies and procedures.

• Shift: Day shift, 7:00 AM–7:30 PM.
• Schedule: Four 12-hour shifts.
• Unit size: 77-bed NICU.
• Average census: Approximately 50 patients.
• Patient ratio: 1:2.
• Weekend coverage: Intermittent weekend coverage is required.
• Block scheduling: Can be accommodated when requested; three or more consecutive shifts may be possible.
• Float requirements:
  • Other NICU campuses, including Issaquah and Edmonds.
  • Pediatrics, PICU, or newborn nursery assignments at First Hill, generally limited to newborns and infants when floated.
  • May occasionally be assigned as a sitter.

As a Voca Traveler, you will gain new clinical skills, visit amazing places and meet awesome healthcare professionals.

As a travel health professional, your experience and dedication to patient care is in high demand throughout the United States. Whether you are a veteran traveler looking for your next opportunity, or you are looking to travel for the first time, Voca is here to support you. Voca’s experienced and dedicated travel team works in concert with you every step of the way.

Our long-standing partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the country allow us to identify career opportunities to help you increase your knowledge and experience while working with some of the best physicians and healthcare professionals in the world. At Voca, we strongly believe a better career results in a happier you. We are here to help you find a position that is professionally and personally rewarding.

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours