NICU

NICU RN – Level III | Night Shift | Apple Valley, CA

This 13-week travel assignment places you in a Level III NICU caring for a high-acuity neonatal population, including premature infants, feeders and growers, and complex medical cases. The unit manages approximately 190 births per month and serves a large patient population with diagnoses including prematurity, RDS, NAS, sepsis, hypoglycemia, and jaundice.

Shift & Schedule

• Nights: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | 3x12-hour shifts
• Weekends: Every other; may increase to meet unit needs
• Holiday commitment: Must work 3 of 5 designated holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• Guaranteed hours: Facility may call off 1 shift per 2-week period

Clinical Scope

• Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BiPAP/PEEP), high-frequency oscillatory ventilation
• Arterial lines, UAC/UVC, PICC line management, central line care
• Therapeutic hypothermia, nitric oxide therapy, bubble CPAP/HFNC
• Procedures: central lines, ROP exams, spinal taps, intubations
• Vasoactive drip titration (Dopamine, Dobutamine), fentanyl/versed management
• May float to Mother/Baby for infant care; candidates with couplet care experience may float fully

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience; at least 1 year in Level III NICU — required
• Certifications: BLS, NRP (Advanced preferred; standard NRP accepted if Advanced obtained before start)
• Compact license must be in hand at time of submission
• Travel experience required; first-time travelers not accepted
• All RTO must be submitted at time of application

Scrub Color: Navy Blue

Orientation: 36 hours