Travel NICU Registered Nurse

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Stockton, California.

• Specialty:
  NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  02/23/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Shift: 12H Nights

PLEASE NOTE:

All NICU Travelers are required to float to Peds and Postpartum. They will take a patient assignment including couplet care in Postpartum.

**** CERNER EXPERIENCE REQUIRED****

Unit: NICU Level 3

Certs: BLS, NRP, PALS

EMR:
Cerner, HUGS for security, breast milk bridge which is an add on to Cerner for scanning breast milk

Charge Nurse:
Yes, each shift

Weekend Requirement:
Every other weekend but may need to work more

Holidays: 2 out of 3 majors

Call:
Travelers will not be asked to take call (transport call)

Scrub Color:
Navy blue

Tele:
Phillips monitors. There are no monitor techs in the NICU. Nurses interpret basic arrhythmias and consult NNP or MD for confirmation.

Vents:
High frequency vent, Draeger, Nitric Oxide, Nava Ventilation (only Dignity which offers this)

Neonatologist: A neonatal nurse practitioner remains in house 7p-7a. A neonatologist remains in house 7a-7p and 7p-7a when oversight of direct care on a critical infant otherwise they are on call

V pumps:
Medifusion pumps now, transitioning to the Alaris syringe pumps

IV Team:
Must have strong IV skills

RT 24/7:
Yes--1-2 in unit

Pharmacy 24/7:
Yes

Shifts:

-
- no block scheduling allowed

Floating:
May float to peds, but it would be minimal

Common diagnosis / Types of patients: 22 weeks to term; no neonatal surgeries; high volume sepsis and respiratory; high volume preemies; significant amount of drug withdrawal babies; syphilis babies; very busy unit w/ very sick babies; large volume of IV's and TPN

Additional Notes:
No ECMO, have a delivery nurse and RT which attend the high risks; must be comfortable working with surrogates

As a Voca Traveler, you will gain new clinical skills, visit amazing places and meet awesome healthcare professionals.

As a travel health professional, your experience and dedication to patient care isin high demand throughout the United States. Whether you are a veteran traveler looking for your next opportunity, or you are looking to travel for the first time, Voca is here to support you. Voca’s experienced and dedicated travel team works in concert with you every step of the way.

Our long-standing partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the country allow us to identify career opportunities to help you increase your knowledge and experience while working with some of the best physicians and healthcare professionals in the world. At Voca, we strongly believe a better career results in a happier you. We are here to help you find a position that is professionally and personally rewarding.

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours