NICU Registered Nurse
Apple Valley, CA
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This role provides specialized nursing care to neonates and infants in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The assignment involves caring for patients with prematurity, respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, hypoglycemia, jaundice, and other complex neonatal conditions while collaborating with respiratory, radiology, pharmacy, social services, interpretation, and support teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Three 12-hour shifts or four 12-hour shifts may be scheduled. Every-other-weekend coverage is required and may increase to meet unit needs. The assignment is scheduled from 11/17/2026 through 02/16/2027.
• Required Qualifications:
  • At least 2 years of nursing experience, including at least 1 year of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit experience
  • Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit experience
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications
  • Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification, or willingness to obtain advanced certification before starting
  • Compact nursing license in hand at submission
  • Required experience with electronic charting systems
  • Community hospital experience
  • Travel nursing experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous charge nursing experience
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • May float to Mother-Baby for neonatal care; nurses with couplet-care experience may float fully.
  • Patient population includes neonates and infants, including premature infants and neonates from 29 to 34 weeks.
  • Patient care includes respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, neonatal abstinence syndrome, hyperbilirubinemia, hypoglycemia, jaundice, and feeding and growth support.
  • Clinical responsibilities include central-line and peripherally inserted central catheter management, umbilical artery and umbilical vein catheter care, arterial-line management, ventilator management, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-frequency ventilation, oscillators, phototherapy, therapeutic hypothermia, blood glucose monitoring, and neonatal dosage calculations.
  • Additional procedures may include high-risk deliveries, retinopathy of prematurity examinations, spinal taps, intubations, lumbar puncture assistance, blood product administration, and management of dopamine and dobutamine infusions.
  • The assignment does not require on-call coverage.
  • All requested time off and scheduling requests must be submitted with the application.
  • Two professional references covering at least 1 year within the last 3 years are required during the compliance process and before the start of the assignment.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits