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Registered Nurse - NICU

📍 Santa Cruz, california · · · 36 hrs/week

NursingUHC-00162263
Candidate pay rate:$74.9/hr ≈ $2,696/wk before stipends Quick apply or call (408) 441-9200

Job description

Registered Nurse - NICU

Start Date: 11-09-2026

End Date: 02-08-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $74.90 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Education

  • Charting System: Cerner
  • Unit Notes: - Unit: NICU-- Community Level 3
  • # beds: 14
  • Certs: BLS, NRP
  • Ratios: 1 to 1 or 1 to 3
  • EMR: Cerner
  • Charge Nurse: Yes
  • Nurse Aides: No
  • Weekend Requirement: Yes, every other weekend
  • Holidays: Work in with core rotation
  • Scrub Color: Navy blue
  • Tele: Phillips
  • Vents: Yes
  • Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Have a neonatologist or pediatrician on call 24/7
  • IV Team: No
  • RT 24/7: Yes, run vents
  • Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
  • Shifts: 12 hour shifts
  • 7a, 7p start times
  • Floating: No
  • Floor specific orientation: 3 shifts on unit
  • Common diagnosis/Types of patients: r/o sepsis, preemie, late preterm, IDGDM, NAS, no surgicals, some readmits
  • Additional Notes: lab draws the neonate lab work
  • can be discharged home from NICU or transfer to peds, locked unit
  • Years of Experience: 2
  • Shift Notes: 7p-7a, EOW first to float
  • Specialty: NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
  • Start Date: 2026-11-09
  • End Date: 2027-02-08
  • Created Date: 2026-10-16
  • Required Hours/Week: 36
  • Start Time: 19:00
  • End Time: 07:00
  • Positions: 1
  • Short Description: RN (Registered Nurse)
  • Contract Type:

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Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - NICU? Let's get you moving forward!

Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.

Why UHCS

Weekly or bi-weekly pay, medical/dental/vision, a SIMPLE IRA with employer contribution, tests paid on qualifying assignments with payroll deduction available, and one recruiter who stays with you for the whole assignment — reachable after hours. Every placement is credentialed to Joint Commission standards, so your packet is accepted the first time.