Travel RN - Neonatal ICU
Fort Smith, AR
Staffing partner
Posted Jun 18 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- NICU
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts May 25, 2026 · Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
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About this role
Assignment Overview Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: May 25, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Neonatal ICU (NICU) position in Fort Smith, AR, requiring 2+ years of experience and an active AR or compact RN license.
- Details
- Neonatal ICU (NICU) setting within a hospital environment
- Night shift
schedule
6:45 PM – 7:15 AM 13-week contract Requirements Active AR or compact RN license required Minimum 1 year of recent NICU experience required A valid U. S. Social Security Number is required; Canadian SINs are not accepted No gaps in employment of 90+ days within the past 12 months Additional Information Up to 5 days of RTO is allowed but must be made up during the assignment Candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility are considered local and subject to local contract terms, including a limit of 3 consecutive 13-week contracts before a 1-year separation or transfer to a facility outside the 50-mile radius is required
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Requirements
- Active AR or compact RN license required
- Minimum 1 year of recent NICU experience required
- A valid U. S. Social Security Number is required; Canadian SINs are not accepted
- No gaps in employment of 90+ days within the past 12 months
- Additional Information
- Up to 5 days of RTO is allowed but must be made up during the assignment
- Candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility are considered local and subject to local contract terms, including a limit of 3 consecutive 13-week contracts before a 1-year separation or transfer to a facility outside the 50-mile radius is required
Place
- City
- Fort Smith, AR
- Median rent
- $884/mo
- Local household income
- $54,816/yr
- Metro price level
- 14% below the national average
- Address
- Fort Smith, AR, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Fort Smith area index 85.9, where 100 is the national average.
Fort Smith sits along the Arkansas River on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border, offering a blend of frontier history and modern healthcare opportunities. The second-largest city in Arkansas features a relaxed pace, affordable living, and proximity to the Ozark foothills. Out-of-state RNs will find a welcoming community with regional medical centers serving western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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American Traveler is a travel nursing staffing agency that places experienced registered nurses in temporary 13-week contract assignments at hospitals across multiple states. Assignments are located in diverse geographic settings, from Rapid City, SD, to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Atlanta,…
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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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