Travel NICU RN - $3,748 per week

Slate Healthcare 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: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, rotating
• Employment Type: Travel

DESCRIPtION: 

As a Registered Nurse in the NICU, you will provide specialized care for critically ill neonates. Your role includes monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The position offers a dynamic schedule with 4-night shifts per week and the opportunity to float to other units as needed. Join a supportive environment where your skills will make a significant impact on the lives of our youngest patients.

✅ REQUIREMENTS

• At least 2 years of recent Level IV NICU experience
• Level III NICU nurses may be considered if they have strong surgical experience at a facility that performs newborn surgeries.
• Active California RN License
• Current BLS, NIHSS, and Advanced NRP certifications
• Travel nursing experience highly preferred; strong first-time travelers with Level IV experience will be considered
• Cardiac experience required
• Experience with oscillators, conventional ventilators, CPAP, nasal cannula, specialty gases, PICC lines, Broviacs, UAC/UVC/PAL lines, tracheostomies, ostomies, and G-tubes
• Must be comfortable managing multiple-drip line changes and providing pre- and post-operative care
• Must be willing to float to PICU, CVICU, Med-Surg within scope of practice, and NICU satellite locations as needed
• Must have reliable personal transportation
• No regular weekend requirement, but flexibility to work weekends is necessary
• Mileage reimbursed when traveling from the home-base NICU to satellite locations

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