Nursery RN
Castro Valley, CA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Nursery RN for a night-shift position requiring NICU or Mother/Baby couplet care experience and a CA RN license.

Details

• Work in the Nursery unit, including Level I and Level II/Special Care Nursery settings, within a community hospital
• Night shift schedule (3x12 hours, 19:00-07:00)
• Occasional on-call requirements
• Float to Mother/Baby and Postpartum units as needed
• Every other weekend required (approximately 7 weekend shifts per 13-week contract)
• Patient ratio of 1:3 in both Nursery and Mother/Baby
• Uses Epic EMR
• Provides newborn and postpartum care including couplet care, phototherapy, cord care, discharge teaching, and assessment of newborns

Requirements

• Active CA RN license
• Current BLS and NRP certifications required; STABLE certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience required
• Community hospital experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Experience with Level II or III NICU, attending deliveries, neonatal resuscitation, and Mother/Baby couplet care preferred
• Skills required include IV therapy, administration of blood and blood products, medication administration (including antihypertensives, antiseizure medications, magnesium sulfate, and pitocin), and newborn assessment
• Experience with postpartum care including vaginal delivery, cesarean section, multiple births, and postpartum hemorrhage management
• Knowledge of isolation precautions/PPE and vaccine administration
• Experience with pain management including post-epidural management and IV PCA use

Additional Information

• Provide age-appropriate care to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients with attention to developmental and psychosocial needs
• Accesses only the minimum necessary patient information required for care
• Holiday coverage includes New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, with only one holiday request approved per contract
• Maximum RTO of 7 days per contract
• Local candidates accepted within a 50-mile radius
• Returning staff must have a separation period of at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
• First-time travelers with Epic experience may be considered and may test out of certain orientation requirements, with a minimum of 4 shifts provided for unit orientation