RN NICU
Hartford, Connecticut
Staffing partner
Acute Care · Critical Care · Infectious Disease · ICU
Posted Apr 23 · Not open to new grads
- Unit
- NICU
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
We're looking for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Hartford, CT. The right RN should have 1-2 years' recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.
As a NICU RN, you'll provide critical care to sick and premature infants. Alongside the rest of the care team, NICU RNs assist in providing round-the-clock care to these patients and support to the parents. Parental support can range from emotional encouragement to advising parents on the proper care of their infant when they return home.
As a NICU Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks: Care for infants transitioning to extra uterine life. Monitor vital signs and initiate corrective action when necessary. Provide nutritional assessment and specialized feedings.
Change dressings, insert catheters, start IVs. Provide arterial and intravenous therapy. Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, such as incubators and ventilators.
NICU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 10-20 pounds of equipment at times. NICU Travel Nurses may face hazards from exposure to chemicals and infectious diseases.
Requirements*: BLS, PALS, NRP, 3 Years
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Pay: $2,341.16
Sourced from TNAA Healthcare’s careers page.
“NICU Travel Nurses may face hazards from exposure to chemicals and infectious diseases. Requirements*: BLS, PALS, NRP, 3 Years * Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment. Pay: $2,341.16 W…” · from this posting
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- BLS
- PALS
- NRP
- RN
- 3 Years
Place
- City
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Median rent
- $1,269/mo
- Local household income
- $46,411/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Hartford area index 102.7, where 100 is the national average.
Hartford blends historic New England charm with a robust healthcare landscape. Set along the Connecticut River, it offers RNs cultural staples like the Mark Twain House, scenic parks, and a central location between Boston and New York for easy weekend escapes.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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NICU / Neonatal is open from year one. Residencies hire in directly, and the unit's level sets the work.
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