Travel Skilled Nursing RN - $2,238 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Long Term Care for a travel nursing job in Glendale, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Long Term Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized nursing care to neonates in a Level III-B NICU.
• Care for patients in a 16-bed NICU, expanding to 20 beds.
• Maintain a typical nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:1 for high-acuity infants and 1:3 for feeder/grower patients.
• Care for premature infants and neonates of all gestational ages.
• Manage patients with sepsis, respiratory distress, substance abuse/withdrawal, and other complex neonatal conditions.
• Provide care for infants receiving cooling therapy when indicated.
• Manage and monitor neonatal respiratory support, including:
  • Avea ventilators
  • Bubble CPAP
  • Vapotherm
  • Oscillator
• Administer and monitor neonatal medications and IV drips.
• Perform ongoing assessments of respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, and overall neonatal status.
• Assist with and attend deliveries when needed.
• Collaborate with neonatologists, physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Coordinate care for infants who require transfer to another facility for surgery.
• Document assessments, interventions, medications, and patient responses in Cerner.
• Provide family-centered care and education to parents/guardians.
• Float to L&D or Postpartum to provide newborn care as assigned.
• Follow neonatal safety, infection-control, medication-administration, and patient-care protocols.
• Participate in every-other-weekend and holiday coverage as required.

Requirements Active RN license required at submission. BLS (AHA) required. ACLS (AHA) required. NIHSS (AHA or APEX) required. BSN not required. Prior SNF or Subacute experience required. Experience caring for patients with pulmonary conditions requiring oxygen, Alzheimer's, and dementia. Experience with medication administration, wound care, trach care, and IV care. Must be comfortable working in a skilled nursing/post-acute setting within an acute hospital. Must be willing to float to Acute Rehab and MedSurg/Tele. Every-other-weekend requirement. Holiday coverage required. No call or standby requirement. Must work 12-hour day shifts. First to float. Navy blue scrubs required for RNs. Must complete unit-specific orientation. Must be comfortable using PAPR and N95 when required. Cerner EMR experience required/preferred. Guaranteed 36 hours per week. Contract length: 91 days / 13 weeks.

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Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits