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Registered Nurse NICU Market Float Pool

Ascension Health

Austin, TXPer Diem$60/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$60/hr
Location
Austin, TX
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

BLS ProviderNRP Certification

Job overview

The Registered Nurse NICU Market Float Pool role provides direct patient care across diverse specialty units in the Austin metro area. The nurse implements and monitors care plans, coordinates communication and assessment among the healthcare team, and records patient conditions and interventions. The schedule is rotating PRN, and the role requires recent NICU nursing experience and the ability to provide autonomous care in a multi-unit, float, or resource team environment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Direct Patient CarePatient Care PlanningInterdisciplinary CoordinationClinical DocumentationAutonomous CareMulti-Unit Float Care

Qualifications

BLS ProviderNRP CertificationPediatric Advanced Life SupportNursing Diploma or Professional Licensure2+ Years NICU Nursing Experience

Benefits

401(k) Match

Full job description

Your future role at a glance

Location: Will float across various locations in the Austin, TX Metro area

Department: NICU Nurse Staffing

Schedule: Rotating l PRN

Pay: $60 per hour

How you’ll make an impact in this role

  • Deliver high-quality, compassionate direct patient care across diverse specialty units in adherence to all established organizational protocols.

  • Implement and continuously monitor patient care plans, ensuring the accurate and timely execution of physician and nursing orders.

  • Coordinate all aspects of a patient's journey by serving as the central link for communication and assessment among all disciplines within the healthcare team.

  • Communicate and meticulously record all patient conditions, observations, and interventions to ensure a seamless, well-coordinated care plan.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

  • BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

  • NRP Certification required.

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education:

  • Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

  • Minimum of two years of recent NICU nursing experience demonstrating clinical competency across diverse, high-acuity patient populations.

  • Proven ability to successfully navigate and provide autonomous direct care in a multi-unit, float, or resource team environment.

Benefits that help you thrive

  • Retirement: 403(b) plan

  • Well-being support: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal employment opportunity employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) poster.

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Min Salary: 43.14

Max Salary 60.90

How this job compares

Set against the 55,323 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$60/hr
  • Texas median$38–53/hr1,144 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr22,758 hourly ranges

This rate, $60/hr, is 32% above the Texas median midpoint ($45/hr) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 4,317 open Registered Nurse jobs in Texas and 55,323 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (26,975 postings).
Education
4,442 of the 55,323 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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