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: 10/12/2026
• 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: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a NICU position requiring an active CA license and 2 years of Level 4 (or strong Level 3 surgical) neonatal ICU experience.

Details

• Level 4 NICU setting within a Level 1 trauma, Magnet-recognized children's hospital
• Variable day/night or straight night 3x12 shifts (7:00-19:00 or 19:00-7:00)
• Must be available to work weekends with full scheduling flexibility
• No on-call requirements
• Required to float within scope of practice to PICU and CTICU
• Required to float to NICU satellite campuses including Rancho Springs, Palomar, Scripps Encinitas, Scripps La Jolla, and Scripps Mercy
• Mileage reimbursed when floating to locations other than home base facility
• Uses Epic charting system
• 60 total staffed beds

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in hand (pending license with confirmed posting ETA may be considered)
• Current BLS certification required; Advanced NRP required; PALS preferred
• Minimum 2 years of recent Level 4 NICU experience required
• Will consider strong Level 3 NICU candidates with surgical experience from a facility performing newborn surgeries
• 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
• Comfortable performing line changes with multiple drips and pre/post-op care required
• Must have own transportation for floating to satellite campuses
• SSN and accurate DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide neonatal ICU nursing care including high-risk delivery attendance, IV therapy, central line care, and ventilator management
• Care for patients requiring post-abdominal surgery, gastroschisis/omphalocele management, and IV vasopressor administration
• Must work 2 of the following 3 holidays (including Eves): Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, with no holiday RTO allowed
• Maximum RTO of 6 days permitted, must be confirmed upfront
• Any color scrubs accepted
• Free traveler parking available
• First-time travelers considered if they have strong Level 4 NICU experience
• Local candidates (within 50 miles) not accepted
• Former permanent staff must be separated for at least 1 year before being eligible to travel
• Travelers who complete a full year at Rady or CHOC must wait 90 days before returning as a travel clinician
• Candidates who are do-not-return (DNR) status with Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) will not be considered for this position

American Traveler Job ID #P-753115. 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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