- Specialty
- NICU
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours
- 48/week
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Start
- 09/22/2026
Job description
Pulse Healthcare Services is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Odessa, Texas.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 09/22/2026
- Duration: 8 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
NICU RN
Location: Odessa, Texas
Start Date: 09/22/2026
Shift: Nights | 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
Schedule: 4x12s | 48 hours/week
Unit: High-Risk Level III NICU
Patient Ratio: 1:3 (Nights/Weekends)
Requirements:
- 2–3+ years NICU RN experience required
- Previous travel experience required
- BLS required
- NRP required
- STABLE required
- PALS preferred
- Cerner experience required
Clinical Experience Must Include:
High-risk neonatal care including:
- Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BiPAP/PEEP)
- High Frequency Ventilation & Nitric Oxide
- Bubble CPAP & HFNC
- Umbilical line management (UAC/UVC)
- IV vasopressors & central line care
- Surfactant administration
- Therapeutic hypothermia
- Sepsis workups & NEC management
- Neonatal abstinence syndrome
- APGAR scoring & high-risk deliveries
- Phototherapy & hyperbilirubinemia
- Feeding support (bottle, breast, gavage)
- Developmental & family-centered care
- Respiratory distress syndrome
- Neonates 29–34 weeks (and 34+ weeks)
Unit Details:
- Level III NICU (high acuity)
- Self-scheduling
- Float required to Pediatrics and Nursery
Additional Requirements:
- Flu vaccine required (medical/religious exemptions allowed)
- COVID-19 vaccine not required
- RTO must be submitted with application
- Cerner experience strongly preferred
- Travel experience required
About Pulse Healthcare Services
At Pulse Healthcare we pride ourselves in being more than just a recruiting and staffing agency. Pulse has the capability through our extensive network of contracts to place our nurses across different regions and health systems throughout the country. Our goal is to build long lasting relationships and provide our nurses the opportunity to gain professional growth, experience and new adventures. Whether you are in the beginning phases of your travel nursing career or you are a seasoned traveler, Pulse has the ability to provide you with freedom, flexibility and seamless transitions throughout your career.
Pulse is able to offer comprehensive benefits that are customized to your needs. We have multiple satellite locations and Personal Career Consultants ready to extend efforts coast to coast to find the career opportunity that matches your personal profile.
We treat our travel nurses like family. We are passionate about your success and we will work diligently to prove that to you through our trustworthy relationships, teamwork, full access and top of the line services.
Our Mantra
Pulse is Quality, Reliability and Service
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- License and certification reimbursement