Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Los Angeles, CA
First Connect Health
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus
$2,800/weekOverview
- Start Date11/09/2026
- Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
- ShiftDays, Nights
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
- Estimated taxable pay$1,050/week
- Estimated non-taxable stipends$1,750/week
Benefits
- Sick pay
- 401k retirement plan
- Weekly pay
- Referral bonus
Qualifications
- Resume
Description
RN – NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
Role
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Start Date: November 9, 2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (7:00 PM–7:30 AM)
- Hours: 36 hours per week
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of NICU nursing experience
- Active California RN license required for submission
- BLS, NRP, PALS, and LA City Fire & Safety certifications required
- Level III NICU experience required
- Experience titrating dopamine, dobutamine, Versed, and fentanyl drips
Unit Details
- Unit: Level III NICU
- Care Setting: Acute Care
- Beds: 26
- Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: 1:1 or 1:2, depending on patient acuity
- Charting System: Cerner
- Continuous patient monitoring; RNs monitor telemetry
- Neonatologist available in the unit 24/7
- Respiratory Therapist available in the unit 24/7
- Equipment includes oscillators, nasal CPAP, occasional ventilators, incubators, Giraffe beds, and radiant warmers
Schedule
- 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
- 36 hours per week
- Every other weekend, including Saturday and Sunday
- Holiday requirement: 1 major and 1 minor holiday
- Self-scheduling based on seniority; manager balances the schedule
- Orientation: 3 shifts in the NICU with a preceptor, plus 6 hours in the nursery and 6 hours in pediatrics
Floating
- First to float to the nursery and pediatrics.
- Pediatrics has 12 beds and primarily cares for lower-acuity patients, including RSV and pneumonia cases.
Clinical / Operational Notes
- Patient population includes premature infants, neonatal sepsis, and surgical conditions such as gastroschisis.
- Experience with ventilated patients is required where applicable; ventilator use is rare.
- Nasal CPAP is commonly used; oscillator use is rare.
- Nurses must be comfortable titrating dopamine, dobutamine, Versed, and fentanyl.
- NICU nurses attend high-risk deliveries in Labor and Delivery.
- The charge nurse covers both NICU and pediatrics and does not take a patient assignment.
- No nurse aides on the unit.
- Navy scrubs required.
- No call or standby requirements.
Employer
First Connect Health
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At First Connect Health, we take pride in being a Joint Commission–certified healthcare staffing agency, headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. This prestigious certification is more than just a seal — it's a reflection of our commitment to excellence, safety, and quality in everything we do.
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