Slate Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Castro Valley, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 09/22/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse - Neonatal ICU/NICU - Newborn Nursary -
Required Certs: CA RN, BLS, NRP
Preferred NICU with Post Partum experience.
Patient Care- Provides care based on the age related needs of pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients with consideration of their development/psychosocial needs, environmental safety, education needs, communication style, and level of understanding.
Will access only the minimum amount of information necessary to care for the patient. (
Float Required: Mother/Baby
Call Required: Occasionally
Weekend Coverage: True
Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: 13 weeks = 7 weekend shifts
Skills: Administration of blood & blood products, Anticonvulsants, Antihypertensives, Assist with Circumcision/Assess site post-op, Baby friendly protocols, Bladder assessment/Foley Catheter Insertion, Car Seat Education, Cesarean Section, Cord Care, Couplet Care, Discharge teaching to parents, Epidural, Episiotomy / incision care, Fundus / lochia / perineum care, Infant Identification, Insulin drips, Isolation Precautions, IV Antibiotics, Large for gestational age, Level 1 Nursery, Low birth weight infants, Magnesium Sulfate therapy, Metabolic Screen, Multiple Births, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Newborn Assessment, Pain assessment & management, Phlebotomy, Phototherapy, Pitocin (oxytocin), Postpartum, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Pregnancy induced hypertension, Special Care Nursery/Level II, Start & maintain peripheral IV, Teach Circumcision care to parents, Thermoregulation, Use of PCA (IV), Vaccine Administration, Vaginal Delivery
Unit Details:
Patient Ratios Days: 3
Patient Ratios Nights: 3
Patient Ratios Weekends: 3
Pre-Approved Time Off: one
Orientation Hours: 64
Patient Age Groups: Neonates, Adults
Daily Census: 1
Number of Visits Per Day: 1
Number of Beds: 6
Interdisciplinary Support: Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Unit Secretary
Patient Diagnoses: Hypoglycemia, Premature > 34 wks; Drug withdrawal, R/O sepsis, Respiratory distress; Hyperbilirubinemia
Special Procedures/Unit Details: In Nursery- stabilize & manage infants equal to Level II NICU at 34 wks and above- CPAP, UVC/UAC lines, Nasal cannula, IV therapy, Antibiotics, blood transfusions, Eat/Sleep/Console for drug withdrawal, feeder-grower requiring gavage feedings.
Stabilize and manage for transfer to higher level of care- Intubation, surfactant, umbilical line placement, passive brain cooling.
Medications - seizures: PGE or dopamine is rare but initiated in extreme cases.
Special Equipment: CPAP, Infant Vent; Nasal cannula; Alaris and ICU Medical IV pumps; Madella breast pump and Breast milk warmer; Draeger infant warmer.
Slate Healthcare Job ID #ebca127e-cb67-4bbb-98f3-1e72c31deac0. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About Slate Healthcare
Slate Healthcare is a premier travel healthcare staffing agency, connecting healthcare professionals with thousands of opportunities at top-tier hospitals and facilities across the country.
We’re committed to supporting nurses and allied health professionals in building stable, fulfilling careers—while embracing the freedom and excitement that comes with travel. Our goal is simple: to offer flexibility, competitive pay, and personalized placements that align with each clinician’s lifestyle and career goals.
At Slate, we empower our professionals to choose when and where they work, while ensuring they receive the highest compensation possible—because we believe that exceptional care starts with empowered caregivers.
