Travel Nurse RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - $2,146 per week in Escondido, CA

Company: Mindlance Health
Location: Escondido
Posted on: January 6, 2026

Job Description:

Registered Nurse (RN) | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Location: Escondido, CA Agency: Mindlance Health Pay: $2,146 per week Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: 2/2/2026 About the Position ID: 74992952 Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:00) Description: FEB 2 START DATE ONLYWould be assigned to the Palomar NICU and will be required to float to locations listed below. Also, floating mid shift is required but this is not done on a regular basis but please be sure travelers are aware and agree before submitting.The places travelers float to are: Rady Main Campus, Scripps Encinitas, Rancho Springs, Scripps La Jolla, Scripps Encinitas, Scripps Mercy. Notice given prior to shiftPending State License accepted: Yes if we have an ETA from licensing of when it will postStart date: 1/19Shift: 3x12 NightsYears of experience REQ: 3First-timer travelers accepted: (Y/N) : YWeekend REQ: Yes, must be available to work weekends with full flexibility to be scheduled when needed (no specific weekend requirement)National Certs REQ: BLS, NRPIs on-call REQ? NoWill clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? No, will remain in NICUFloating Req to Sister Facilities: Yes - Mileage Reimbursement from home locationOpen to accommodating block schedule? NoLocals accepted: NoRTO Restrictions: 6 days RTO maxGuaranteed Hours: hours are guaranteed after the call off policy has been metSpecial Requirements: CA RN license BLS NRP 3 years of NICU Level 3 or higher Cerner experience Accepts 1st time travelersHospital Highlights: Children s Hospital, NICU Level 3, Magnet, Teaching, & Level I Pediatric Trauma CenterBeds: 12Average Daily Census: 8Rooms: 6Scrub Color: Any colorModules: NOT billableParking Cost: Free traveler parkingPatient Diagnoses: community Delivery hospital, level III, 28 weeks up, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubemia Modified 8:00:00 AM Account Manager: Rachel Basgil Account Manager Email: COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required Flu Vaccine: Required - No Exemptions Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience : - Years of Experience : 3 Patient Ratio Experience : Charting System Experience : Required Charting System Name : Cerner Community Hospital Experience : - LTAC Experience : - Trauma Level I Experience : - Trauma Level II Experience : - Travel Experience Required : - Certifications : BLS, NRP, PALS*Skills : Administration of blood & blood products, Anti-Seizure Medications, Antibiotics/Antivirals, APGAR scoring, Arterial line management, Assist with lumbar puncture, Blood glucose monitoring, Breastfeeding Support/Handling of Breast Milk, Bubble CPAP, Central line blood draw, Central Line/Implanted Line Care, Colostomy/Ileostomy care*, Developmental Care, Feedings (bottle, breast, gavage), Gastroschisis/Omphalocele*, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), High Frequency Ventilation*, Hyperbilirubinemia, ICP monitoring*, Isolation Precautions, IV vasopressors, Management of Chest Tubes, Meconium Aspiration, Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC), Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Neonatal Dosage Calculations, Neonatal Sepsis, Neonates 34 weeks, Neonates 29-34 weeks, NICU III, Oxygen Delivery Systems, Patient/family teaching, Phlebotomy, Phototherapy, Placement/Management of oral/nasogastric/nasojejunal tubes, Post Abdominal Surgery*, Respiratory distress syndrome, Seizure disorders, Sepsis Work Up, Starting and maintaining IVs, Steroids, Suctioning (ETT, NT), Surfactants, Therapeutic hypothermia (cooling blanket)*, Thermoregulation, UAC (Umbilical Artery Catheter), UVC (Umbilical Vein Catheter), Vapotherm*, Ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP), PICC lines, Immediate assess, resus, & stabilization of baby Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type : self Patient Ratios Days : - Patient Ratios Nights : - Patient Ratios Weekends : - Float Required : main NICU and satellites Call Required : - Weekend Coverage : True Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract : - Pre-Approved Time Off : - Orientation Hours : 24 Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups : Neonates Daily Census : 8 Number of Visits Per Day : - Number of Rooms : 6 Number of Beds : 12 Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support : Interpretation Services, Unit Secretary Patient Diagnoses : community Delivery hospital, level III, 28 weeks up, respiratory distress, hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubemia Special Procedures/Unit Details : Must be able to do immediate assessment and resuscitation and stabilization of patient Conventional ventilation, UAC/UVC/PICC lines, chest tubesMust be willing to float, traveler will float to Main NICU in San Diego and NICU satellites Must have some experience with Cerner and Epic. Manager states the hospital is within a hospital and must have some knowledge with both documentation systemsexperience with Vents is highly preferred Special Equipment : - Tier2 Travel Compliance Compliance document deadline is Wednesday prior to start. SSN DOB - Please ensure your traveler s DOB is correct in our system, it is important for Rady to have the correct information as traveler s DOB is used for a first-time password for the Rady systems and can delay orientation if it is incorrect in our system 6 days max RTO Traveler is required to work 2 out of 3 holidays Can only submit to one job/unit at a time If a candidate does not have children s hospital experience, please list where they have seen pediatrics patients under the facilities worked on their profile if they have peds experience. You may write pediatrics next to the facilities where they have seen peds CA license required in hand or ETA of when it ll post needed to submit. If they don t have a CA license, please let AM know status of license application upon submission. Local Radius: 50 miles Local Rule: not accepted Candidates will float within hospital and for NICU they float satellite locations Perm staff need to wait a year to be eligible to travel Rady Children s and Children s Hospital of Orange County have merged to form Rady Children's Health. Any clinician who is a DNR for CHOC will not be considered for Rady . Eligibility for a cancelled CHOC traveler to submit to Rady will need to be further reviewed by Rady leadership. For NICU and HomeCare positions, travelers are reimbursed for mileage when driving to any other location, other than their home base facility they signed for at for NICU. Mileage is reimbursed at IRS standard rate. Reimbursement form must be sent in within 30 days of floating with unit manager approval. Modules: Modules are non-billable, for RN and Allied up to 10 hours to complete Modules are completed pre-start, the hours spent on modules do not count as orientation hours. Hours must be margined for in order to be paid Modules are recorded via transcripts, transcripts do not record time spent but whether modules are completed Submittal Details: Tier2 Travel ComplianceCompliance document deadline is Wednesday prior to start.SSNDOB - Please ensure your traveler s DOB is correct in our system, it is important for Rady to have the correct information as traveler s DOB is used for a first-time password for the Rady systems and can delay orientation if it is incorrect in our system6 days max RTO Traveler is required to work 2 out of 3 holidaysCan only submit to one job/unit at a timeIf a candidate does not have children s hospital experience, please list where they have seen pediatrics patients under the facilities worked on their profile if they have peds experience. You may write pediatrics next to the facilities where they have seen pedsCA license required in hand or ETA of when it ll post needed to submit. If they don t have a CA license, please let AM know status of license application upon submission.Local Radius: 50 milesLocal Rule: not acceptedCandidates will float within hospital and for NICU they float satellite locationsPerm staff need to wait a year to be eligible to travelRady Children s and Children s Hospital of Orange County have merged to form Rady Children's Health. Any clinician who is a DNR for CHOC will not be considered for Rady. Eligibility for a cancelled CHOC traveler to submit to Rady will need to be further reviewed by Rady leadership.For NICU and HomeCare positions, travelers are reimbursed for mileage when driving to any other location, other than their home base facility they signed for at for NICU.Mileage is reimbursed at IRS standard rate.Reimbursement form must be sent in within 30 days of floating with unit manager approval. are non-billable, for RN and Allied up to 10 hours to completeModules are completed pre-start, the hours spent on modules do not count as orientation hours.Hours must be margined for in order to be paidModules are recorded via transcripts, transcripts do not record time spent but whether modules are completed Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:91 Requirements Required for Onboarding AWHONN FHM BLS Core Exam - Nursing NICU Pharmacology Exam NICU RN Exam NICU RN Skills Checklist NRP

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