Registered Nurse NICU

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Profession: Registered Nurse

Posted: 10/28/2026
Salary: $2520/weekly

Weekly Hours: 36
Shift: Nights

Job Details

Job Title

Registered Nurse – NICU

Location

Cincinnati, OH | Level IV NICU

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) | Every Other Weekend | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide high-acuity nursing care in a Level IV NICU serving neonates with complex surgical, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and neurological conditions
  • Manage and monitor intubated and acutely ill infants, including those requiring ventilator and tracheostomy care
  • Operate and monitor specialized equipment including Servo Ventilators, Oscillators, Bubble CPAP, Hi-Flow Nasal Cannula, Nitric Oxide, Arterial Lines, Peritoneal Dialysis, EVD, Shunts, G-tubes, Trachs, Giraffe Beds, Moog Feeding Pumps, and Bili Lights
  • Care for neonates presenting with conditions such as Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, and other complex diagnoses
  • Support care within a regional high-acuity Fetal Care Center environment; may be required to float within the hospital system, potentially to an additional campus

Required Qualifications

  • Active Ohio single-state RN license or a valid Compact (multi-state) RN license required at time of submission
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), BLS, and PALS certifications required
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a NICU specialty setting
  • Level IV NICU experience required
  • Ventilator and tracheostomy experience required
  • Candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility will be considered local and local rates will apply

Preferred Experience / Skills

  • Pediatric nursing experience preferred
  • Experience with Epic electronic health records preferred

Why Join Us

  • Opportunity to work in a high-acuity Level IV NICU environment alongside a specialized team managing some of the most complex neonatal cases in the region
  • Gain exposure to a wide range of advanced neonatal equipment and diverse patient diagnoses within a nationally recognized pediatric care setting

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