Travel Registered Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Yakima, WA
- Nurse-to-patient ratio 1:1 to 1:3
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- NRP
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This assignment posts $2,265 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel NICU nurse assignments post a median of $2,336 a week, the middle half $2,088 to $2,547, across 249 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
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- Nurse staffing committee or plan: Each Washington hospital must have a staffing committee, at least half nonsupervisory direct care nursing staff, that develops the hospital staffing plan. RCW 70.41.420(1) (source: RCW 70.41.420(1))
- Limits on mandatory overtime: Health care facilities may not require covered employees to work overtime, except for unforeseeable emergent circumstances, prescheduled on-call time within limits and procedures in progress (covers hourly or collectively bargained employees in direct patient care at health care facilities, including nurses (definition RCW 49.28.140 (source: RCW 49.28.140)
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting November 30, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,265 a week in all, a taxable rate of $27.71 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit position providing specialized care to premature and critically ill neonates, including patients born at 26 weeks’ gestation and higher. The role supports ventilated neonates and patients requiring Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), high-flow oxygen, nasal cannula, or neonatal resuscitation equipment while maintaining patient ratios based on acuity.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Minimum of 3 years of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit experience; current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications; Washington or compact nursing license; strong intravenous (IV) skills; ability to assist with central lines, including umbilical arterial catheters (UAC), peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC), and umbilical venous catheters (UVC); ventilator experience; and experience with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) care, including eat, sleep, console treatment, and morphine weaning.
- Preferred Qualifications: Pediatric experience is strongly preferred. First-time travelers may be considered with significant Neonatal Intensive Care Unit experience.
- Schedule: Day and night shifts are available from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Additional Information: Patient assignments include neonates born at 26 weeks’ gestation and higher. Clinical care may involve Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), ventilators, high-flow oxygen, nasal cannula, and neonatal resuscitation equipment. Patient ratios range from 1:1 to 1:3 based on acuity. Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) care includes eat, sleep, console treatment and morphine weaning. Weekend rotation is every other weekend as needed. No on-call requirement. Scrub color is navy blue, and personal scrubs may be worn in accordance with operating suite guidelines during deliveries.
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
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 6 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Cross Country Healthcare
National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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