Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Nursery | 13-Week Contract in Castro Valley, California

Join a supportive nursery team in Castro Valley, California as a Travel Registered Nurse (RN) with Level II or III NICU experience. This neonatal nursing opportunity is ideal for an experienced RN who is confident attending deliveries, providing neonatal resuscitation, and caring for mother-baby couplets. Located in the scenic East Bay near Lake Chabot, Castro Valley offers a welcoming community with convenient access to the greater San Francisco Bay Area and California travel nursing jobs.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Location: Castro Valley, California 94546
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,280-$2,400
• Contract: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Nursing Schedule: 3 shifts per week; 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:3
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend, approximately 7 weekend shifts during the contract
• Call: Occasional
• Float Assignment: Mother-Baby/Postpartum
• Clinical Setting: Nursery and special care nursery services for neonates, including infants requiring Level II-equivalent stabilization and treatment

Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• At least 2 years of Registered Nurse (RN) experience, preferably in a Level II or III NICU, special care nursery, or comparable maternal-child healthcare setting
• Active California Registered Nurse license
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• STABLE certification preferred
• Experience attending vaginal and cesarean deliveries and performing neonatal resuscitation
• Mother-baby couplet care and postpartum nursing experience preferred
• Community hospital experience required
• Epic electronic health record (EHR) charting experience required
• Strong neonatal assessment, communication, patient education, and clinical prioritization skills

Nursery Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to neonates and support mother-baby couplets according to individualized care plans.
• Attend vaginal and cesarean deliveries, complete newborn assessments, and respond to neonatal emergencies.
• Perform neonatal resuscitation and stabilize infants for transfer to a higher level of care when necessary.
• Care for infants with conditions including hypoglycemia, prematurity over 34 weeks, respiratory distress, suspected sepsis, hyperbilirubinemia, and neonatal withdrawal.
• Manage clinical therapies and equipment such as CPAP, nasal cannula oxygen, infant warmers, IV pumps, IV therapy, antibiotics, phototherapy, and gavage feedings.
• Assist with blood transfusions, umbilical line care, medication administration, thermoregulation, metabolic screening, and ongoing newborn monitoring.
• Provide parent education related to newborn care, feeding, car-seat safety, circumcision care, discharge preparation, and warning signs.
• Document patient care accurately in Epic while maintaining patient privacy, safety, and infection-prevention standards.
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, radiology, pharmacy, social services, phlebotomy, and rapid response teams.
• Float to Mother-Baby/Postpartum areas as needed and participate in occasional call coverage and scheduled weekend rotations.

Apply now to join this California travel nursing opportunity and bring your neonatal and maternal-child nursing expertise to a collaborative healthcare team in Castro Valley.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.