Travel ICU RN - Night Shift RN

Travel RN - Neonatal ICU

American Traveler

Durango, Colorado, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

$2,242.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Level II NICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring a CO or compact RN license, NRP, and STABLE certification.

Details

Level II NICU/Nursery setting within an acute care, Level 2 trauma hospital

Unit has 6 designated beds plus 2 transition beds that can overflow to 8 with adequate staffing

Nurse-to-patient ratios follow AWHONN acuity standards, typically 1:2 or 1:3, with postpartum/well-baby couplets up to 1:3

Common diagnoses include TTN, RDS, feeder-growers, hyperbilirubinemia, and hypoglycemia, with RNs attending deliveries

Minimal drip titration required beyond general fluids like TPN or dextrose, as higher-acuity infants transfer to a tertiary facility

Charge nurse also carries a patient assignment

Nurse aides support the unit as part of the LDRP team

NNPs available 24/7 with neonatology support via telehealth

RT equipment available includes ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP, and HHFNC

No telemetry techs on this unit

Uses EPIC EMR

Night shift schedule, 6:00 PM to 6:30 AM with block scheduling based on unit needs

Weekend requirement averages about 4 shifts per 6-week schedule (Friday-Sunday nights)

Holiday coverage required

On-call and standby rotation required, with one mandatory call shift approximately every 12 weeks

Floating required to other departments as helping hands, including the Family Birth Center

36 hours per week guaranteed

Requirements

Active State or Compact (NLC) RN license for Colorado required; pending licenses not accepted

Minimum 2 years of RN experience required

Active BLS (AHA), NRP, and STABLE certifications required; pending certifications not accepted

Level II NICU or comparable acute care NICU experience required

EPIC EMR experience preferred

Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Copy of driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

Provide direct patient care to neonates and postpartum mother-baby couplets, attending deliveries as needed

Participate in unit-specific orientation lasting 1-2 shifts

Clinicians must be in-state for orientation week, even if initial modules are completed remotely

Professional-colored scrubs permitted per dress code

Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility to be eligible for the position

First-time travelers may be considered

Candidates must not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI or Dignity, within the past year; PRN employment through outside staffing firms is acceptable

Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment

American Traveler