NICU

NICU Registered Nurse — Night Shift | Lubbock, TX

This 13-week night shift contract (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM, 3x12-hour shifts) places you in a high-acuity neonatal intensive care unit caring for a complex neonatal population. The unit manages patients with prematurity, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia, sepsis, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and a broad range of surgical diagnoses (all subspecialties excluding cardiac).

Shift & Schedule

• Nights: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | 3x12-hour shifts
• Block scheduling required; self-scheduling model
• 6 weekend shifts per 6-week scheduling period
• Holiday commitment required (3 of 5: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• Extended contracts beyond 13 weeks are welcomed

Clinical Scope

Nurses in this unit manage a wide range of high-acuity neonatal care, including:

• Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BiPAP, high-frequency oscillation, nitric oxide)
• Bubble CPAP, HFNC, and surfactant administration
• UAC/UVC line management, arterial line monitoring, invasive hemodynamic monitoring
• Therapeutic hypothermia (cooling protocols), ICP monitoring
• Neonatal abstinence syndrome, NEC, meconium aspiration, and post-surgical care
• Phototherapy, developmental care, and family-centered support

Float: PRN float to pediatric/PICU/pedi ED may be required. Refusal to float may affect guaranteed hours.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years NICU experience; Level III experience strongly preferred
• Active RN license (compact license required at time of submission)
• Certifications: BLS, NRP
• Scrub color: Navy

Orientation: 12 hours