Travel NICU RN - $2,709 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: 11/30/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift NICU RN with 2+ years of Level 4 NICU experience (or strong Level 3 surgical experience) for a 13-week assignment requiring a CA RN license.

Details

• Level 4 NICU setting at a 60-bed children's hospital
• Variable shift schedule (3x12 or 4x12), published monthly and subject to rotation between day and night shifts
• Night shift hours typically 19:00-7:00 but must be flexible for day shifts as scheduled
• Weekend availability required with full scheduling flexibility
• No on-call responsibilities
• Floating required within scope to PICU, CTICU, and Med Surg
• Floating required to satellite NICU locations including Rancho Springs, Palomar, Scripps Encinitas, Scripps La Jolla, and Scripps Mercy
• Uses Epic charting system
• Experience required with oscillators, conventional ventilators, CPAP, nasal cannula specialty gases, PICC lines, Broviacs, UAC/UVC/PAL lines, trachs, ostomies, and G-tubes

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in hand, or acceptable ETA for pending license approval
• Current BLS and Advanced NRP certification required
• PALS certification preferred
• 2 years of recent Level 4 NICU experience required
• Will consider strong Level 3 NICU experience with surgical and cardiac background from a facility performing newborn surgeries
• Comfortable managing multiple drips during line changes and providing pre/post-op care
• Cardiac experience required
• Must have own transportation for floating to satellite locations

Additional Information

• Provide high-acuity neonatal care including attending high-risk deliveries and managing ventilator support (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)
• Care for patients with gastrointestinal conditions including gastroschisis/omphalocele and post-abdominal surgery needs
• Administer IV therapy, central/implanted line care, and emergency medications including IV vasopressors
• Teaching facility with Magnet recognition, Beacon Award for Excellence, and Level 1 trauma designation
• Scrubs of any color permitted
• Must work 2 of the following 3 holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, with no holiday RTO allowed
• Maximum RTO of 6 days, which must be confirmed upfront
• Local candidates (within 50 miles) are not accepted
• First-time travelers will be considered if they have Level 4 NICU experience
• Mileage reimbursed at the IRS standard rate when floating to locations other than home base facility
• Former permanent staff must be separated for at least 1 year before being eligible to travel
• Travelers who reach their one-year mark at this health system must wait 90 days before returning as a traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-779389. 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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