Travel Nurse RN - NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Ventura, California
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NICU RN (Nights)

Overview

• Location: Ventura, California
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Specialty: Registered Nurse, NICU (float to Peds/PICU)
• Housing: Not mentioned in the source

Schedule

• Shift: Nights, 3x12 hours (18:45 to 07:15)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Weekend coverage: Every other weekend, 4 weekends per contract
• Return to office (RTO): No RTO. May be able to approve up to 2-3 days. All RTO must be included on the initial submittal for the entire contract length.

Unit Details

• Unit: NICU
• Patient population: Neonates and infants
• Average daily census: 6
• Rooms/beds: 14 rooms / 24 beds
• Float scope: PICU, nursery, Peds up to 5 years, TCN

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 1 year required
• Certifications: NRP, Oscillator, Draeger
• Experience with NICU Level III (required)
• High-risk delivery attendance (required)
• COVID vaccination (required)
• Advanced EKG exam: NICU is exempt
• First-time travelers: Accepted

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: 2 years preferred

Clinical Skills and Experience

• Patient diagnoses: ISAM, micro premie
• Special procedures: ISAM, sepsis, UAC, UVC, Draeger vent, oscillator
• Skills: Arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care/management, PICC line management, starting IVs, continuous IV sedation, titrating vasoactive drips, assisting with chest tube insertion/removal, assisting with BiPAP and CPAP management, care of ventilated patient, high-flow nasal cannula, interpreting ABGs, suctioning (ETT, NT), ventilator management, infection prevention, isolation precautions and PPE use, phlebotomy

Pre-Start Requirements

• Health: Physical exam within 1 year of start, updated annually. Negative PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT within 12 months of start, updated annually. Rubeola, mumps, and rubella immunity by positive titer or proof of 2 MMR vaccines. Hepatitis B immunity by positive titer or 3-dose series. Varicella immunity by positive titer or proof of 2 vaccines. 10-panel drug screen within 1 year of start, updated annually. Fit mask test, updated annually. Flu vaccine or declination (flu season 11/1 to 3/31, deadline 10/31). COVID vaccine or declination.
• Background: Background check within 1 year of start, updated annually, including a 7-year search. EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks before start and updated annually. California Medi-Cal search result within 30 days before start.
• Documents: Driver's license or state ID, emergency contact form (before start), E-Verify or attestation, skills checklist (before start, updated annually), 2 professional references (travel, allied, per diem acute care), and a required annual handbook acknowledgement.
• Training: Age-specific competency exam (required for all, updated annually). Mandatory compliance training completion with QR code scan. Facility orientation and competency documents, including RN policies and competency validation.