Travel RN - Neonatal ICU

Travel RN - Neonatal ICU

American Traveler

San Diego, California, United States

Position ID: P-779383

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Rotating

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,708.84/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Level 4 NICU position requiring 2 years of recent Level 4 (or strong Level 3 surgical) experience and a CA RN license.

Details

• Level 4 NICU setting within a 60-staffed-bed children's hospital
• Variable 3x12 or 4x12 shift schedule, day or night, published monthly without set rotation
• Must be flexible to work either day or night shifts as scheduled each month
• Must be available to work weekends with full scheduling flexibility
• No on-call requirements
• Required to float within scope of practice to PICU, CTICU, and Med Surg
• Required to float to NICU satellite campuses including Rancho Springs, Palomar, Scripps Encinitas, Scripps La Jolla, and Scripps Mercy
• Uses Epic charting system
• Scrubs of any color permitted

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in hand, or a confirmed ETA for licensure posting
• 2 years of recent Level 4 NICU experience required
• Will consider strong Level 3 NICU experience with surgical and cardiac background
• Current BLS and Advanced NRP certifications required
• PALS certification preferred
• Experience with oscillator, conventional ventilator, CPAP, and nasal cannula specialty gases
• Experience with PICC lines, Broviacs, UAC/UVC/PAL lines, trachs, ostomies, and G-tubes
• Comfortable managing line changes with multiple drips and pre/post-op care
• Must have own transportation for floating to satellite locations
• Experience attending high-risk deliveries preferred
• Experience with IV therapy, central/implanted line care, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Experience with gastrointestinal care, gastroschisis/omphalocele, and post-abdominal surgery patients
• Experience administering IV vasopressors and emergency medications
• Experience with ventilator management modes including AC, PC, SIMV, CPAP, BIPAP, and PEEP

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care in a Level 4 NICU within a nationally recognized, Magnet-designated, Level 1 trauma teaching hospital
• Mileage reimbursement provided when floating to locations other than the home base facility
• Required to work 2 of the following 3 holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, with no holiday RTO allowed
• Maximum RTO of 6 days
• Local candidates within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted
• Strong first-time travelers with Level 4 NICU experience will be considered
• Former permanent staff must be separated from employment for at least 1 year before being eligible to travel
• Travelers who complete a 1-year assignment must wait 90 days before returning as a traveler

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12