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

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), location not specified. This travel assignment supports the care of neonates in a high-acuity intensive care setting, including patients requiring advanced respiratory support, vascular access management, and specialized neonatal interventions. The role requires travel nursing experience, strong critical-care skills, and flexibility to support changing unit needs.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. The schedule includes at least four weekend shifts within each four-week schedule, holiday availability, and potential changes from scheduled shifts to on-call status based on unit needs.
• Required Qualifications: Active California license at submission; two years of experience; travel nursing experience; required charting experience using Epic; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification, including advanced NRP; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); experience in a Magnet or Baby-Friendly designated facility; and proficiency with arterial line management, bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), central and implanted line care, Level I nursery care, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) care, phlebotomy, umbilical artery catheter (UAC) and umbilical venous catheter (UVC) management, Vapotherm, peripheral intravenous (PIV) and peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) care, peripheral arterial line (PAL) management, nasal cannula, and ventilator management, including assist-control or pressure-control (AC/PC), synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with breast milk barcoding, delivery hospital settings, oscillators, inhaled nitric oxide (iNO), labor and delivery nursing, charge nursing, precepting, pre- and postoperative care, weekly eye examinations, infant monitoring systems, neonatal warmers, intravenous pumps, feeding pumps, and Drger ventilators.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, neonatal chronic lung disease, neonatal sepsis, hypoglycemia, necrotizing enterocolitis, jaundice, very low birth weight, extremely low gestational age, gastrostomy tubes, and ostomies.
  • Patient assignments generally range from one to three patients, with occasional two-to-one assignments.
  • The role may include care of patients requiring Vapotherm, SIMV ventilation, nasal cannula, PIV, PICC, PAL, UAC, UVC, and ventilator support.
  • Mid-shift floating may occur based on census and unit needs, and postpartum areas may not provide orientation despite the float requirement.
  • The role requires flexibility to work an additional shift every two weeks based on unit needs, with at least two weeks of notice when feasible.
  • Requested time off is not permitted during the first three weeks, and no more than seven days during the assignment is preferred.
  • A minimum of 36 hours of orientation is provided.
  • Influenza vaccination is required; medical exemptions are accepted. COVID-19 vaccination is not required.

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