Registered Nurse NICU

Location: Charlottesville, VA
Profession: Registered Nurse

Posted: 8/25/2026
Salary: $2755/weekly

Weekly Hours: 48
Shift: Nights

Job Details

Job Title

Registered Nurse – NICU

Location

Charlottesville, VA

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 4x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:00) | 36 or 48 hours per week accepted

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide direct patient care to neonatal patients in an intensive care unit setting
  • Monitor, assess, and document patient status and clinical changes throughout the shift
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to develop and implement individualized patient care plans
  • Support infant-driven feeding practices in accordance with facility protocols
  • Float within scope of practice to other units as operationally needed
  • Complete specialty-specific orientation modules as required during onboarding

Required Qualifications

  • Active or pending Registered Nurse (RN) license in Virginia (must be in hand by the Wednesday prior to start date)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required and must be current at time of submission
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required and must be in hand at time of submission
  • Dr. Brown's Infant Driven Feeding Certification required (may be pending at time of submission)
  • Epic EMR experience required
  • Nursys verification required at time of submission

Preferred Experience / Skills

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
  • Prior travel nursing experience in a NICU setting

Why Join Us

  • 13-week contract opportunity offering flexibility in weekly hours with both 36- and 48-hour schedules accepted
  • Work in a high-acuity neonatal specialty environment with a structured onboarding and orientation process

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