Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $2,208 per week

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Park Ridge, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

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

Floating: Bi Campus – Oak Lawn & Park Ridge. PICU/PCICU, NICU, General Pediatrics
Minimum Years of Experience required: 2 years. Will accept first time traveler. Trach management, vents, chest tube, foley, surgical drains, Art lines, CVL, blood draw, IV start, traction, CPAP, high flow, oscillator, central lines, dressing changes, heliox, nitric respiratory support. Drips: Fentanyl, Propofol, Precedex, Epi, Levo

Required License, National Certification, Certs: Illinois Nursing License, BLS, PALS, NRP

Technology/Equipment:
EMR: EPIC – required
IV Pump: Alaris
Med dispensing: Pyxis
Monitors: Med sonic

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: Respiratory, Congenital Heart Disease, hematology/oncology, post-op, trauma. NICU: 61 Beds – premature, neuro, GI, feeder/grower. PICU: 24 Beds – intubated, post-surgical, respiratory failure, neuro. Gen Peds: Neonate-18, general, hematology, oncology, post-surgery. ER: 22 Beds, Neonate-18. PCICU: 16 Beds – Cardiac Intensive Care, neonate-adult, Norwood, truncus, TAPVR, COA, valve replacement, ASD, VSD, CHD, HLHS, post-Cath, heart failure; no transplants

Patient Ratios:
NICU – 1:2-3, dependent on acuity

Weekend rotation: Every other
Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays
Approval of RTO: to go through manager
Shift times: 0700-1900, 1900 - 0700
Schedule cycle: 6-week cycle, will receive 2 week prior to schedule starting

Scrub Color: will be provided scrubs
Parking: Free

About TotalMed RN

TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1