Job Details
Start Date
8/03/2026
Shift
Nights
Duration
13 weeks
Hours
12 hours
Specialty
NICU
City
San Diego
State
CA
Experience
1 Years
Estimated Pay
$2,019 - $2,269 weekly
Job Description
Travel Nurse – NICU
Epic Travel Staffing is hiring a Travel Nurse – NICU. We`ll be your ticket to the travel RN – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit job you`ll love with unparalleled recruiter support and industry-best benefits.
Shift: Nights
Length: 13
Start Date: 08/03/2026
Profession: Nurse (RN) – NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
Epic Travel Staffing:
- Day 1 health insurance coverage and comprehensive benefits options
- 401(k) matching program
- Weekly direct deposit
- Industry leading allowances and reimbursements
- Referral program with cash bonuses and additional perks
- Exclusive job openings – Only at Epic
- Epic Staffing Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact us.
By applying for this position, you agree that any calls from Epic Staffing Group and its subsidiaries may be monitored or recorded for training and quality assurance purposes
Qualifications:
- BCLS, NRP
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Requirements
- Required certification: NICU
- 1+ years of experience
- Active California RN license required before start
- Key Requirements Summary: 1. Experience: 2 years of NICU Level 4 required; will consider Level 3 RN with strong surgical experience from a Level 3 NICU that performs surgeries on newborns (must be mentioned in submittal); strong Level 4 travelers with surgical NICU experience preferred; cardiac experience required for CVPICU 2. Cases: High acuity surgical NICU; HIE/Cooling, CDH, NEC, respiratory distress/failure; surgeries include gastroschisis, omphaloceles, abdominal surgeries, myelomeningoceles, fresh trachs, g-tubes; gestational age 22 weeks to term 3. Certifications: BLS required; Advanced NRP required; PALS preferred; must be AHA or equivalent 4. License: CA RN License required; must be in hand or ETA of when it will post provided at submission; pending license accepted with ETA 5. Education: Not specified 6. EMR: Epic 7. Shifts/Call: 3x12 variable or straight nights; days/nights rotation required; must be flexible for days and nights within 13-week contract; must work 2 out of 3 holidays; no specific on-call requirement; must float to PICU, CTICU, Med Surg (within scope), and NICU satellite campuses (Scripps Hillcrest, Scripps La Jolla, Scripps Encinitas, Palomar, Rancho Springs); mileage reimbursed from home base to satellite locations; must have own transportation; travelers will not be assigned patients over 2 years old 8. RTO: 6 days max; must work 2 out of 3 holidays 9. Returning Staff: Perm staff must wait one year to be eligible to travel; any clinician who is a DNR for CHOC will not be considered for Rady; cancelled CHOC travelers require further review by Rady leadership; former manager name should be noted 10. Travel/Local: 50-mile local radius; locals NOT accepted 11. Background: Not specified 12. Modules: Non-billable; up to 10 hours to complete; completed pre-start; hours do not count as orientation hours; must be margined for in order to be paid; recorded via transcripts (completion only, not time); compliance documents due Wednesday prior to start 13. Travel Experience: First-time travelers accepted if they have Level 4 experience 14. Scrubs: Any color 15. Flu Vaccine: Required — No Exemptions 16. Special Equipment: Central lines, drips, vents, Video EEG, NIRS, incubators, warmers; experience required with oscillator, conventional ventilator, CPAP, nasal cannula specialty gases, PICC lines, Broviacs, UAC/UVC/PAL lines, trachs, ostomies, and G-tubes; must be comfortable with line changes with multiple drips, pre and post-op care Critical: Must confirm full RTO upfront at submission (max 6 days). Must confirm willingness to float to PICU, CTICU, and Med Surg. DOB must be correct in system — used as first-time password for Rady systems. Can only submit to one job/unit at a time. If candidate lacks children's hospital experience, list facilities where pediatric patients were seen. Compliance documents due Wednesday prior to start date. August 3 start.
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