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Travel Registered Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Eureka, CA

Cross Country Healthcare logoCross Country Healthcare$2,283–$2,422/wkContractPosted todayStill open, checked every night

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How this pay compares

This assignment posts $2,353 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel NICU nurse assignments post a median of $2,335 a week, the middle half $2,094 to $2,509, across 204 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.

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GSA's per diem rate for Eureka, CA (GSA's Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyville area) is $130 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $86 a day for meals and incidentals: $1,512 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in California.

What California law says about nurse staffing

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About the job

Travel assignment, 26 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 14 Dec 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,422 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25.27 an hour plus $1,512 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nursing position on the night shift, with 12-hour shifts beginning at 6:00 p.m. The role supports neonatal care in a Level II unit, including high-risk deliveries, respiratory support, feeding and breastfeeding support, and stabilization of infants requiring transfer to a higher level of care.

Job Details

  • Schedule: Night shift, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; weekend coverage is required.
  • Required Qualifications:
  • At least 1 year of applicable experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
  • STABLE certification
  • Compact license in hand at submission
  • Experience caring for neonates older than 34 weeks and neonates between 29 and 34 weeks
  • Experience in a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
  • Ability to attend high-risk deliveries and provide breastfeeding and breast milk-handling support
  • Competency with umbilical artery catheter and umbilical venous catheter care
  • Ventilator management, including AC, PC, SIMV, CPAP, BiPAP, and PEEP
  • Eat, sleep, console care
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous charge experience
  • Charting system experience
  • Additional Information:
  • Typical patient ratio is 2 patients per nurse on days, nights, and weekends.
  • The unit supports neonates with Level II needs, including infants at 32 weeks’ gestation and above.
  • Responsibilities include managing CPAP and umbilical artery and umbilical venous catheter lines.
  • High-flow respiratory equipment is used.
  • Infants may be stabilized for transfer to a higher level of care when needed.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and transportation.
  • Three of five designated holidays must be worked during the assignment.

Benefits

  • 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

From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting for Eureka, CA, checked 14 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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About Cross Country Healthcare

National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs

Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.7% of its open jobs state an hourly rate

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