TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Tacoma, Washington.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Unit: Level IV NICU -
Experience Required: 2 years of Level III-IV NICU
Certs Required: BLS, NRP
License Req: Active WA/Comp License
Skills required: MUST HAVE VENT EXP
Respiratory support for vents (required), trachs (highly preferred, not required), g-tubes, NG/OG, NCPAP, UAC/UVC management, PICC lines, med admin, care plans, DC to home; looking for someone with a good attitude who’s friendly.
Travel Exp: Will consider first time traveler but travel experience strongly preferred.
Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: prematurity down to 22 weeks gestation, RDS, high-risk deliveries and patients, feeders/growers, NAS; preferred experience – surgical patients, HIE (Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy)
EMR: EPIC
Floating: MedSurg or PICU for patients 1 & under or as Helping Hands. Floating to anything facility wide within their scope or below
Weekend Rotation: every other; may have a few back-to-back weekends, but rare
On call? No
Scrub Color: any
153 bed level II children’s hospital with level IV NICU (2nd highest in the state)
Beds: 70 NICU beds, census is typically around 50
Notes: block scheduling possible, but not guaranteed
NICU is part of the Pediatric Hospital attached to the adult hospital, with high-risk labor and delivery. Private rooms in NICU, overflow of Level II Nursery for feeders/growers
About TotalMed RN
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.
Benefits
- 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
