NICU RN
San Diego, CA
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Rotating

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Rotating, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night/Day Shift RN for a Level 4 NICU position requiring 2 years of recent Level 4 NICU experience and an active CA RN license.

Details

• Level 4 NICU setting in a children's hospital with 60 staffed beds
• Variable Day/Night 4x12 hour shifts (7:00-19:00 or 19:00-7:00), published monthly with no set rotation
• Must be flexible to work either shift as assigned each new schedule period
• Weekend availability required with full scheduling flexibility
• No on-call responsibilities
• Float within scope to PICU, CTICU, and Med Surg as needed
• May float to satellite NICU locations including Rancho Springs, Palomar, Scripps Encinitas, Scripps La Jolla, and Scripps Mercy, with mileage reimbursed from home base facility
• Uses Epic for charting
• Care involves oscillator and conventional ventilator management, CPAP, nasal cannula specialty gases, PICC lines, Broviacs, UAC/UVC/PAL lines, trachs, ostomies, and G-tubes
• Experience with line changes involving multiple drips and pre/post-op care required

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in hand, or acceptable ETA for license posting prior to start
• Current BLS and Advanced NRP certifications required; PALS preferred
• Minimum 2 years of recent Level 4 NICU experience required
• Will consider strong Level 3 NICU candidates with significant surgical experience from a unit performing newborn surgeries
• Cardiac experience preferred
• Must have own transportation for potential travel to satellite facilities
• Comfortable attending high-risk deliveries and providing pre/post abdominal surgery care
• Experience with gastroschisis/omphalocele, IV vasopressors, and ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP) required

Additional Information

• Provide direct bedside care to critically ill neonates in a Level 4 NICU setting
• Facility is a Magnet-recognized, Beacon Award-winning teaching hospital and Level 1 trauma center, named a Top 10 Children's Hospital by U.S. News & World Report
• Scrub color is unrestricted
• Must work 2 of the following 3 holidays, including Eves: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's
• No holiday RTO permitted
• Maximum RTO of 6 days, which must be confirmed upfront
• Local candidates within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted
• Strong first-time travelers with Level 4 experience will be considered
• Former permanent staff must be separated from employment for at least 1 year before being eligible to travel
• Clinicians on a Do Not Return list for Children's Hospital of Orange County will not be considered due to its merger with this health system
• Travelers who complete a full year at this health system or CHOC must wait 90 days before returning as a traveler
• Free traveler parking is available on-site