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Travel Nurse (RN) NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Durango, CO
$2,020 to $2,270 weekly

Posted August 17, 2026 - ID:1124826 Verified This job was verified as an active available position.
Job Details
Start Date
9/14/2026
Shift
Nights
Duration
13 weeks
Hours
12 hours
Specialty
NICU, Nursing
City
Durango
State
CO
Experience
1 Years
Estimated Pay
$2,020 - $2,270 weekly
Requirements
  • Required certification: NICU
  • 1+ years of experience
  • Unit Notes:- Hiring Process: Candidate Interview- Interview with MedSol Clinical Team- No Unit Manager involvement - Radius: 60 MILES, DL must be submitted - Week of orientation: Please ensure clinicians are in state for week of orientation even if first day modules are remote Unit NICU/Nursery - MH Level of NICU Level II # Beds 6 designed beds, 2 transition beds that can overflow to 8 with staffing. Nurse:Patient Ratios Ratios based on AWHONN acuity standards can be 1:2 or 1:3 within the NICU. Postpartum and wellbabies typically are 1:3. Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, PALS, ACLS, NRP?) BLS/STABLE/NRP Common diagnoses/Types of patients TTN/RDS/ feeder growers/Hyperbili/Hyphoglycemia. Will attend deliveries Experience or 'Must have' skills They would be required to take a postpartum mom and her baby as a couplet assignment up to a 1:3 ratio per AWHONN standards. Are RNs required to titrate drips? Level II NICU there are not many drips to titrate. Outside of general fluids like TPN or dextrose those babies would transport to a tertiary hospital even if we started them. Common titratable &/or set rate drips Level II NICU there are not many drips to titrate. Outside of general fluids like TPN or dextrose those babies would transport to a tertiary hospital even if we started them. Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes-charge takes an assignment. Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios There are nurse aides as part of the LDRP. Neonatologist in house 24/7? NNPs available 24/7 and neonatology available via telehealth. RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) Vents/BCPAP/HHFNC equipment available. Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? No Tele Techs Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) 6p-630a, block depending on open needs Weekend Requirements . They split it on a 6 week schedule block. I have some weekend warriors who pick up more than most. But typically it equates to like 4 shifts Friday-Sunday count as weekends on nights in a 6 week period. Sometimes less. Holiday Requirements Yes to weekend and holiday requirements. Is there call or a standby requirement? There is call and standby requirements at this hospital. My unit takes turns by hours unless they request to be standby. My staff take one mandatory call shift every 12 weeks. Floating Requirements Hospital by policy requires floating as helping hands to other departments. The family birth center required the level II NICU to float to MI with a patient assignment. Scrub Color/Dress Code Any professional colors Unit/Departments specific orientation Yes-we will provide what is required per travel agency contract. 1-2 shifts Cancellation Policy:Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, 3 shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks Charting System:EPIC BSN Required:False License to Submit:Yes Trauma Level:2 Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:6p-630a, with weekends and holidays, call required and floating as helping hands to other departments Required Certifications:BLS (AHA), NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), STABLE Certification
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