Travel Nurse RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - $2,788 to $2,840 per week in Milwaukee, WI

Registered Nurse (RN) | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Agency: TalentBurst, Inc.
Pay: $2,788 to $2,840 per week
Shift Information: Days - 4 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 8/24/2026

About the Position

Title: RN- NICU

Location: Milwaukee Wisconsin

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12hr Day Shift (48)

Shift Information: 0700-1930

Clinical Interviewing: Yes

On Call, Call Back Requirements: no on call

Weekend Rotation: every other weekend as needed

Holiday Requirements: rotating holidays

Floating Requirements: as needed to postpartum or L&D

About Facility

• Level IV Trauma Center
• Level III NICU
• Accreta Center of Excellence
• Advance Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Teaching hospital
• Beds: 228

General Information:  Beds: 42

Experience: 2 years NICU experience

First-time traveler: Send for manager approval for first time traveler

Patient Types:

 

• Respiratory support including nasal cannula, CPAP, NAVA, conventional ventilation, oscillator ventilation, nitric oxide
• Central lines including PICC, UAC, UVC, arterial line, Broviac, chest tubes, NG/PO feedings, IV therapy including maintenance fluids, vasopressor support, sedation and paralytics, video EEG and cooling, eat/sleep/console/treat

Patient Ratios:

• 1:1-3
• Follows AWHONN staffing standards

Required Certifications: BLS, NRP, STABLE

Skills required

• Must have level III NICU experience, provide care for high-risk newborns - will not accept any travelers without this experience (no exceptions)

• Assessment/reassessment, IV therapy, medication administration, NG/PO feedings, collaboration with ancillary departments, and parents to provide exceptional care to the infants

Support on the Unit:
Knowledgeable to care for high risk, critically ill preterm and term newborns requiring multi-system support measures

• 24/7 Charge nurse: patient assignment based on staffing
• 24/7 Respiratory Therapy and Neonatologist in the department
• House Supervisor (supports all hospital departments)
• Women's Health Director, NICU Nurse Manager and NICU Nurse Educator
• Lactation Consultants, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Social Work, Case Management, Pharmacy, Dietician, Chaplain

Charting System/Equipment:

• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pumps: Alaris
• Med Dispensing: Pyxis
• Unit equipment: Angel Eye milk tracker, Client B450 cardiac monitoring, Medela feeding pumps, Artic Sun for cooling

Floating:

• Women's Care Center (another inpatient unit) for newborn care only
• Travelers' float first

Orientation:

• First Day: Meet with Nurse Manager and Nurse Educator for orientation and onboarding
• Remainder of the day will be on the unit for training
• Training with preceptorSecond Day:
• Third Day: Assigned a work buddy
• Will have own patient assignment

Scheduling:

• Weekend rotation
• Every other weekend, block scheduling and pattern scheduling not guaranteed
• No set schedules - plugged into the schedule where traveler is needed
• Can we approve time off: NM to approve
• Will they be on call: No call
• Holiday Expectations: every other, based on start date

Other notes or things you want us to check/verify:

• Scrub Color: Any color, no denim/camo, professional
• Parking: Free parking in designated areas for employees

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