Travel NICU RN - $2,518 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in San Diego, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, rotating
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Rotating, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 9, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Neonatal ICU (NICU) role requiring 2 years of Level 4 NICU experience and a CA RN license.

Details

• Level 4 NICU setting within a children's hospital with 60 staffed beds
• 13 or 18 week assignment length
• Variable day/night or straight night shifts on a 3x12 schedule (7:00-19:00 or 19:00-7:00)
• Must be available to work weekends with full flexibility, no specific weekend pattern
• No on-call requirements
• Required to float within scope of practice to PICU, CTICU, and Med Surg units
• May be required to float to NICU satellite campuses (Rancho Springs, Palomar, Scripps Encinitas, Scripps La Jolla, and Scripps Mercy) with mileage reimbursed
• Uses Epic charting system
• No block scheduling accommodations available

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in hand, or an ETA for licensure posting required for consideration
• Current BLS certification required; Advanced NRP required; PALS preferred
• 2 years of recent Level 4 NICU experience required
• Will consider strong Level 3 NICU candidates with surgical experience from a unit performing surgeries on newborns
• Cardiac experience required
• Experience with oscillator, conventional ventilator, CPAP, and nasal cannula specialty gases required
• Experience with PICC lines, Broviacs, UAC/UVC/PAL lines, trachs, ostomies, and G-tubes required
• Comfort with line changes involving multiple drips and pre/post-op care required
• Must have own transportation for floating to satellite locations
• SSN and accurate DOB required for submission

Additional Information

• Provide care to neonatal ICU patients including high-risk deliveries, respiratory management, and pre/post-op surgical care
• Facility is a Magnet-recognized, Level 1 trauma teaching hospital named among the Top 10 Best Children's Hospitals in the Nation
• Scrub color is unrestricted
• Free traveler parking provided
• Must work 2 of the following 3 holidays, including Eves: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's
• No holiday RTO allowed and maximum RTO is 6 days
• Strong first-time travelers with Level 4 NICU experience will be considered
• Local candidates within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted
• Former permanent staff must be separated for at least 1 year before being eligible to travel
• Travelers who complete a 1-year assignment must wait 90 days before returning as a traveler at this health system

American Traveler Job ID #P-753389. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Neonatal ICU

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