NICU Transport Nurse (RN) - .6 FTE Rotating - Neenah, WI
Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 4, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your critical care background and why you want to move into neonatal transport.
What they are checking: Whether they have the NICU depth to work with little backup and a realistic idea of what transport demands.
Tell me about a time you had to make a clinical decision quickly and then defend it to a provider.
What they are checking: Whether they act with confidence within protocol and communicate clearly with medical control afterward.
This is a .6 rotating days and nights position. How do you manage your sleep and readiness for calls that can come at any time?
What they are checking: Whether they have a realistic plan for rotating shifts, since fatigue on transport is a safety issue.
What would you do
You arrive at a small community hospital and the baby is sicker than the referral call suggested. Walk me through your first few minutes.
What they are checking: Whether they can assess, stabilize and communicate in an unfamiliar place without the full NICU team around them.
How do you work with the referring hospital's staff, who may not see many sick babies, without making them feel judged?
What they are checking: Whether they build good relationships with referral sites, which keeps future referrals coming and babies safe.
Something fails in the ambulance, like a pump or the oxygen supply. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they plan for equipment failure and have backups, since there is no supply room on the road.
How do you talk with parents whose baby is being taken to another city, often while the mother is still a patient?
What they are checking: Whether they can comfort and inform separated parents in a few minutes, which shapes how families remember the event.
About the work
How do you stabilize a newborn's temperature, glucose and airway before transport?
What they are checking: Whether they know the core neonatal stabilization steps, since transport starts only after the baby is safe to move.
What do you check on the transport isolette and equipment at the start of your shift, and why?
What they are checking: Whether they own equipment readiness, because a missed check shows up at the worst possible moment.
How do you document a transport so the receiving NICU team has a clear picture of what happened on the road?
What they are checking: Whether they keep a clear timeline of interventions and vitals, which is how continuity of care survives the handoff.
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