NICU

NICU RN — Night Shift | Lubbock, TX | 13-Week Contract

Shift & Schedule

• Nights: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | 3x12-hour shifts
• Block scheduling required; self-scheduling model
• 6 weekend shifts per 6-week period
• No on-call required
• Must commit to 3 of 5 major winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)

Patient Population & Clinical Scope

The unit manages high-acuity neonatal patients, including premature infants, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia, sepsis, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and surgical subspecialties (excluding cardiac). Procedures and skills utilized include:

• High-frequency and conventional ventilator management
• Bubble CPAP, HFNC, nitric oxide therapy, therapeutic hypothermia
• UAC/UVC placement and management, arterial and central line care
• Neonatal abstinence syndrome, NEC, and sepsis workups
• Patient and family education; developmental care

Requirements

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

Float Requirement

Travelers may be asked to float to nearby sister facilities on a PRN basis; refusal to float may impact guaranteed hours.

Contract length may extend beyond 13 weeks for the right candidate.