Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Burbank, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/30/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit position with day shifts supporting neonatal and infant patients in an acute care setting. The role requires specialized neonatal critical care capabilities, including high-risk delivery support, advanced respiratory management, and care for premature and critically ill neonates. The assignment is scheduled to begin 11/30/2026.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required, including three weekend shifts per month.
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in neonatal intensive care nursing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
- Baby catcher experience.
- Experience with charting systems.
- Proficiency in neonatal intensive care for extremely premature neonates, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, bottle, breast, and gavage feedings, oral, nasogastric, and nasojejunal tube management, isolation precautions and personal protective equipment, arterial line management, central and implanted line care, umbilical arterial and venous catheter care, intravenous vasopressors, surfactants, steroids, neonatal abstinence syndrome, ventilator management, and high-risk deliveries.
- Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience.
- Additional Information:
- Patient population includes neonates and infants.
- Typical patient ratios are 1:3 during day, night, and weekend shifts.
- The unit manages conditions including suspected sepsis, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, prematurity, respiratory distress syndrome, hyperbilirubinemia, withdrawal, intrauterine growth restriction, and hypoglycemia.
- Specialized procedures include high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and therapeutic hypothermia.
- Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, pharmacy, and unit secretary support.
- Orientation includes 36 hours.
- The assignment requires commitment to working three of five designated holidays.
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
Cross Country Job ID #1347082. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus