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NICU | Registered Nurse

GHR HealthcareSeattle, WATravel
Agency
GHR Healthcare
Location
Seattle, WA
Job type
Travel
Profession
Registered Nurse (RN)
Industry
Nursing & Healthcare
Posted
Oct 3, 2026

Pay breakdown

Hourly
$65.83
Weekly
$2,370
Yearly (full-time)
$123,240
Start date
November 16, 2026

This job pays about $65.83/hour — 10% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Washington ($59.71/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.

Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

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Job description

Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care Transport Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Assignment in Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA travel nursing opportunity for an experienced Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Transport Registered Nurse (RN) providing expert care to critically ill infants and children.

Join a specialized pediatric and neonatal critical care transport team serving the Seattle area. In this rewarding travel nurse role, you will provide advanced nursing care while transporting critically ill neonates, infants, children, and adolescents from emergency departments, labor and delivery units, NICUs, PICUs, and surrounding hospitals to a higher level of care. You will collaborate closely with respiratory therapists and advanced practice providers in a dynamic environment focused on professional growth, patient safety, and high-quality clinical outcomes.

Based in Seattle’s vibrant 98122 area, this Washington State nursing opportunity offers access to a diverse community known for excellent dining, arts, parks, and convenient proximity to downtown and the waterfront.

Travel Nurse Job Details

  • Position: Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care Transport Registered Nurse
  • Location: Seattle, Washington 98122
  • Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
  • Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,370–$2,500
  • Start Date: November 16, 2026
  • End Date: February 15, 2027
  • Schedule: 3 shifts per week; 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
  • Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
  • Call: No call required
  • Patient Population: Neonates, infants, children, and adolescents
  • Orientation: Approximately 36 hours
  • Float Expectations: May float to NICU, PICU, or pediatric units when needed

Registered Nurse Job Requirements

  • At least 2 years of recent Registered Nurse experience, including pediatric and/or neonatal critical care experience
  • Demonstrated experience with ground critical care transport is required
  • Current BLS, NRP, and PALS certifications
  • Valid Washington State or compact RN license in hand at the time of submission
  • Epic electronic medical record and clinical documentation experience required
  • Proficiency caring for ventilated patients and managing acute airways, ventilators, BiPAP/CPAP, and high-flow nasal cannula
  • Experience with pediatric dosage calculations, IV vasopressors, arterial lines, central lines, chest tubes, sedation, and dysrhythmia management
  • Charge nurse experience preferred
  • Ability to provide two professional references covering at least one year of experience within the last three years
  • Flexibility to work three of the five designated winter holidays when scheduled

Pediatric and Neonatal Transport RN Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive critical care nursing during ground transport of neonatal and pediatric patients
  • Coordinate with respiratory therapists and advanced practice providers to ensure safe, clinically appropriate patient transport
  • Assess, stabilize, monitor, and treat critically ill patients before and throughout transport
  • Retrieve patients from emergency departments, NICUs, PICUs, labor and delivery units, and surrounding hospitals
  • Manage ventilators, acute airways, tracheostomies, chest tubes, central lines, arterial lines, and continuous infusions
  • Perform and interpret relevant clinical assessments, including end-tidal CO2 monitoring and arterial blood gases
  • Administer medications safely, including anti-seizure medications, sedatives, and IV vasopressors
  • Document assessments, interventions, transport events, and patient responses accurately in Epic
  • Maintain transport equipment and follow infection prevention, isolation, and patient safety protocols
  • Provide bedside nursing support in NICU, PICU, or pediatric units when transport coverage is not required

Why Consider This Seattle Travel Nursing Opportunity?

  • Make a direct difference in the care and safe movement of critically ill infants and children
  • Work alongside a multidisciplinary pediatric and neonatal transport team in a highly specialized clinical environment
  • Build advanced experience across neonatal, pediatric, emergency, and critical care settings
  • Enjoy a consistent night schedule with no required call
  • Explore Seattle while advancing your critical care transport nursing career

Apply now to join this specialized pediatric and neonatal critical care transport team in Seattle, Washington.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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