Travel Registered Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Longmont, CO

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 16, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,182 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20.76 an hour plus $1,435 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) providing specialized care for premature and medically complex newborns in an acute care setting. The role supports newborn care during cesarean and vaginal deliveries and may include care for stable postpartum mothers and babies with appropriate training.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification; minimum of 2 years of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience; active license required for submission.
• Preferred Qualifications: Prior travel nursing experience.
• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; approximately 6–9 weekend shifts may be scheduled during a 6-week scheduling period. Holiday rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: The Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) includes six beds and generally maintains nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:1 to 1:3. Common patient conditions include hypoglycemia, patients receiving intravenous antibiotics, mild respiratory distress, phototherapy needs, premature infants requiring feeding and weight-gain support, and infants experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Responsibilities include attending cesarean and vaginal deliveries to provide newborn care. Stable postpartum mother-and-baby care may also be assigned, with training available for clinicians who have not previously cared for postpartum mothers. Orientation includes 1–3 preceptor shifts. Scrubs are provided.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits