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

Travel assignment, 14 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 17, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,699 a week in all, a taxable rate of $24.04 an hour plus $1,834 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — Nights in Aurora, Colorado. This position provides specialized care to neonatal patients in a Level IV neonatal intensive care setting, including patients requiring tracheostomy and ventilator support and those with surgical needs. The 13-week assignment is scheduled from 11/17/2026 through 02/20/2027.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM, totaling 36 hours per week. Every other weekend is required, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. No on-call requirement is listed.
• Required Qualifications: Colorado Registered Nurse license or multistate compact license; Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred, or Associate Degree in Nursing with more than 10 years of Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit experience; minimum of 2 years of Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse experience or more than 4 years of Level III experience; experience with tracheostomy and ventilator patients and surgical patient populations; Basic Life Support (BLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous travel experience; cardiac experience; experience floating to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit settings; flexibility, strong communication skills, willingness to assist others, and desire to learn.
• Additional Information: The role involves caring for patients 3 years of age and younger across clinically appropriate pediatric care areas. Holiday work requirements will be discussed during the interview. Seasonal influenza vaccination exemptions may be considered for medical or religious reasons.

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