Travel Registered Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Silverdale, WA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,247 a week in all, a taxable rate of $27.22 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Registered Nurse specializing in Level II neonatal care. The role provides care for premature and low-birth-weight infants, newborns with respiratory or hemodynamic conditions, and infants requiring transitional or specialized nursery care. Responsibilities include attending high- and low-risk deliveries, stabilizing and transitioning newborns, and supporting postpartum couplet care.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Every-other-weekend coverage is required, including Friday and Saturday nights. Holiday coverage rotates with permanent staff, and scheduling flexibility is expected based on department needs.
• Required Qualifications:
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; candidates with 1 year may be considered with multiple prior travel assignments
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• STABLE certification
• Demonstrated competency in stabilizing and transitioning high- and low-risk newborns
• Experience attending deliveries and caring for neonates in a nursery setting
• Experience with postpartum couplet care, including well-newborn and maternal care
• Experience with vents, bubble continuous positive airway pressure, and high-flow oxygen
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Postpartum experience is preferred; candidates with Level II Special Care Nursery experience and delivery attendance experience may be considered without postpartum experience.
• Additional Information:
• Care is provided in a Level II neonatal intensive care setting for premature and low-birth-weight infants and newborns with respiratory conditions, hemodynamic concerns, feeding needs, or substance exposure.
• Patient assignments generally range from one to three patients, depending on acuity.
• Clinical responsibilities may include care involving total parenteral nutrition and lipid infusions.
• A neonatal nurse practitioner and respiratory therapist are available 24/7.
• The role includes participation in high- and low-risk deliveries and newborn transitions.
• Department orientation includes compliance training, electronic charting instruction, and unit-specific orientation shifts.
• The organization expects adaptability to department workflows, policies, procedures, and clinical feedback.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits