NICU Registered Nurse
La Jolla, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), providing specialized care to neonates with complex medical needs, including neonatal sepsis, hypoglycemia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, chronic lung disease, and extremely low gestational age conditions. The position requires advanced neonatal clinical skills, critical-care equipment management, and flexibility to support affiliated units based on census and operational needs.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts are 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Assignment dates are 12/07/2026 through 03/08/2027. The schedule may include an additional shift every two weeks, weekend coverage, holidays, and on-call assignments based on unit needs. A minimum of four weekend shifts per four-week schedule may be required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Two years of experience
  • Active California state license at submission
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification, including advanced NRP
  • Experience in a Magnet- or Baby-Friendly-designated facility
  • Travel nursing experience
  • Required experience with CPAP, Vapotherm, SIMV ventilators, nasal cannula, peripheral intravenous access, peripherally inserted central catheter care, peripheral arterial lines, umbilical arterial catheters, umbilical venous catheters, peripheral intravenous insertion, and ventilator management
  • Required charting system experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Breastmilk barcoding
  • Delivery hospital experience
  • Oscillator and inhaled nitric oxide experience
  • Labor and delivery nursing experience
  • Charge nursing, precepting, and pre- and post-operative experience
  • Weekly eye examination experience
  • Angel Eye experience
  • Giraffe and Panda warmer experience
  • Alaris intravenous pump and Medela feeding pump experience
  • Drager ventilator experience
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for neonates in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) setting.
  • Patient assignments typically range from 1:1 to 1:3, with 2:1 assignments occurring rarely.
  • Supports patients with very low birth weight, extremely low gestational age, neonatal sepsis, hypoglycemia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, neonatal chronic lung disease, necrotizing enterocolitis, jaundice, gastrostomy tubes, and ostomies.
  • Manages arterial lines, central and implanted lines, bubble CPAP, Vapotherm, ventilators, umbilical arterial catheters, umbilical venous catheters, and phlebotomy needs.
  • Floating may occur to postpartum and Level II neonatal units within affiliated facilities based on census and unit needs. Postpartum orientation is not provided.
  • Scheduled shifts may be changed to on-call status based on census and unit needs, with a 60-minute response requirement.
  • Orientation consists of 36 hours.

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