NICU

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

This is a 13-week night shift travel contract (18:00–06:30, 3x12-hour shifts) in a Level III NICU caring for a high-volume, high-acuity neonatal population. The unit serves approximately 190 births per month, with a patient population that includes premature infants, neonates with respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal abstinence syndrome, hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal sepsis, and feeders and growers.

Shift & Scheduling

• Nights: 6:00 PM – 6:30 AM | 3x12-hour shifts
• Weekends: every other; may increase based on unit needs
• Holiday commitment required (3 of 5: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• Block scheduling not available; all RTO must be submitted at time of application
• The facility may call off 1 shift per 2-week period

Float

May float to Mother/Baby for infant care; candidates with couplet care experience may float fully.

Required Certifications

• BLS
• NRP (Advanced preferred; standard NRP accepted if candidate will obtain advanced prior to start)

Clinical Scope

• Central line care and blood draws, arterial line management, UAC/UVC
• Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP), high-frequency/oscillatory ventilation
• Bubble CPAP, HFNC, nitric oxide, surfactant administration
• Therapeutic hypothermia, IV vasopressors (Dopamine, Dobutamine), PICC/midline management
• ROP exam support, spinal taps, intubations, sepsis workups, phototherapy

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years RN experience; at least 1 year in Level III NICU (hard stop)
• Compact license must be in hand at submission
• Scrub color: Navy blue