Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care - $1,900 per week
Charlotte, NC, 28245, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- travel nurse
- NICU nurse
- neonatal intensive care
This position is for a travel Registered Nurse specializing in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at a hospital in Charlotte, NC, requiring at least 2 years of NICU experience. The role involves managing critically ill newborns using advanced medical devices, handling high-acuity cases, and providing care across related pediatric units as needed. The employer offers competitive weekly pay, benefits starting on day one, and focuses on placing highly skilled healthcare professionals in short-staffed facilities nationwide.
TNAA TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 02/09/2026
- Duration: 10 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
UNIT: LCH 7S NICN
CLINICAL INTERVIEW
Certs Required: BLS, NRP.
Experience Required: 2 years of strong Level 3 and/or Level 4 NICU. MUST be comfortable in a high acuity, fast paced environment. EPIC exp., EVDs, Camino device (ICP and temp monitoring device), management of critical care vasoactive drip titration, management of invasive lines – ART lines/CVP, aseptic and sterile techniques, basic dressing changes, ventilator and trach management, HOFV management, oral/nasal suctioning, g-tube/j-tube management, feeding tubes, chest tubes, epidurals, PCAs, sedation and analgesic drip management, foley insertion and management, Alaris and Medfusion pump management, bedside procedures with providers, discharge skills, CRRT experience, baby side of ECMO.
Patient Ratios: RN: Varies on acuity: 1:1, 1:2, 1:3.
Floating: Neonatal PCU Gen Peds – will float as needed to Pediatric CVICU, PICU, and general Peds unit as a helping hand unless they have prior experience in any of these populations.
On Call, Call Back Requirements: No call for travelers, if the NICU cannot utilize them, they may be floated to similar units as listed above.
Weekend Rotation: will be required to work 2 Fridays and 2 Mondays, plus every other weekend (Sat/Sun) every 6-week schedule.
Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, TTN (Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn, MAS (Meconium Aspiration), Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, etc.
Congenital Heart Defects (TOF,VSD, HLHS), PDA, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN), etc.
Seizures, IVH, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC), Feeding Intolerance, GER, Acute/Chronic Renal Failure, Birth Trauma, Congenital Anomalies, Sepsis, NAS, TORCH infections, Hypothermia, Hypoglycemia, etc.
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.
- 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




