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

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This position provides comprehensive nursing care to neonates in routine and complex clinical situations. Responsibilities include patient assessment, care planning, medication and treatment administration, family education, interdisciplinary coordination, and ongoing evaluation of patient outcomes.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Active California Registered Nurse (RN) license; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification; at least 2 years of nursing experience; required experience with Epic charting.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience and community hospital experience.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for neonates, including high-risk newborns and patients requiring intensive monitoring and support.
  • Performs neonatal assessments, develops individualized plans of care, administers medications and treatments, and evaluates patient outcomes.
  • Supports feeding, breastfeeding and breast milk handling, developmental care, thermoregulation, phototherapy, and neonatal dosage calculations.
  • Manages or assists with central lines, arterial lines, ventilators, continuous positive airway pressure, high-flow nasal cannula, intravenous vasopressors, chest tubes, and therapeutic hypothermia.
  • Supports high-risk deliveries and the care of neonates with respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal sepsis, hyperbilirubinemia, necrotizing enterocolitis, neonatal abstinence syndrome, and meconium aspiration.
  • Maintains a patient ratio of approximately 3:1 and collaborates with respiratory services, pharmacy, radiology, social services, physical therapy, interpretation services, phlebotomy, and unit support staff.
  • Weekend coverage is required every other weekend. On-call assignments are 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