Travel NICU RN - $3,699 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
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, rotating
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Rotating, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Level 4 NICU RN for a 13-week assignment requiring 2 years of recent Level 4 NICU experience and an active CA RN license.

Details

• Level 4 NICU unit within a Level 1 trauma, Magnet-recognized children's teaching hospital
• 60 staffed bed facility
• Variable Day/Night 4x12 shifts (7:00-19:00 or 19:00-7:00), with schedules published monthly and shift assignments subject to change each schedule cycle
• Must be flexible to work either day or night shifts as scheduled, with no set rotation
• Must be available to work weekends with full scheduling flexibility
• No on-call requirements
• Required to float within scope to PICU, CVICU/CTICU, and Med Surg
• Required to float to NICU satellite campuses including Rancho Springs, Palomar, Scripps Encinitas, Scripps La Jolla, and Scripps Mercy
• Uses Epic for charting
• Hours guaranteed after call-off policy is met

Requirements

• Active California RN license required in hand, or a confirmed ETA for license posting to be considered
• 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 RNs with surgical experience from a facility performing newborn surgeries
• Cardiac experience preferred
• 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 managing line changes with multiple drips and providing pre- and post-op care
• Must have own transportation for floating to satellite campuses
• Full 7-year work history with all gaps explained
• 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required
• Accurate date of birth and SSN required for facility systems

Additional Information

• Provide high acuity NICU nursing care including attending high-risk deliveries and managing ventilator support (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)
• Care for gastrointestinal surgical cases including gastroschisis/omphalocele and post-abdominal surgery patients
• Administer IV therapy, central/implanted line care, and emergency medications including IV vasopressors
• Mileage reimbursed at the IRS standard rate when floating to satellite locations outside the home base facility
• Up to 10 hours of pre-start compliance modules may be required
• Scrubs of any color permitted
• Free traveler parking provided
• Must work 2 of 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's), including Eves, with no holiday RTO allowed
• Maximum RTO of 6 days
• Local candidates within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted
• Former permanent staff must be separated from the facility 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
• Strong first-time travelers with Level 4 NICU experience will be considered
• Compliance documents are due by the Wednesday prior to start

American Traveler Job ID #P-780006. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Neonatal ICU

About American Traveler