PICU Registered Nurse
Tacoma, WA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: May 18, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a PICU position at a Level II Trauma Center, requiring a minimum of 2 years of experience and proficiency in ventilator/trach management, with 12-hour night shifts on a 13-week contract.

Details

• Work in a 16-bed PICU within a newly opened Level II Trauma Center facility
• Unit serves a diverse pediatric population including respiratory patients (high flow, CPAP, BiPAP, trach), oncology/chemo, RSV, asthma, COVID, MIS-C, new onset diabetes with insulin drips, chronically ill, and trauma patients (falls, MVAs)
• Surgical patients include appendectomies, g-tubes, ENT, fresh trachs, bowel obstructions, fractures, VP shunts, cardiac, and neuro cases
• Cardiovascular patients include congenital heart defect patients who remain on the unit from surgery through discharge
• No solid organ transplant, major burns, or stem cell transplant cases
• ECMO is managed by ECMO specialists; travelers may take CRRT patients if they have prior experience and complete training on the Prismax (low volume)
• Uses Epic EMR (preferred but not required)
• 12-hour night shifts (1900–0700), 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend rotation required
• Floating may be required to Med/Surg or the ED as Helping Hands or Constant Observer

Requirements

• Active WA RN license or Compact RN license required
• Current BLS and PALS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of PICU nursing experience required
• Proficiency in aseptic and sterile techniques, basic dressing changes, ventilator and trach management, suctioning, G-tube/J-tube management, feeding tubes, chest tubes, epidurals, PCAs, drip management, and Foley insertion and management
• CRRT experience with Prismax preferred
• CICU experience preferred
• Must be able to pull sleeves above the elbow (no hooded shirts or long sleeves)

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• At least one reference from a supervisor or above (Charge Nurse, Manager, Director, or equivalent) is required for consideration; a second reference will be needed prior to start
• Scrubs may be any color; no hooded shirts or long-sleeved garments that cannot be pulled above the elbow
• PICU beds are interchangeable with overflow from Med/Surg, with the unit serving a mixed neuro, cardiac, respiratory, surgical, and medical patient population
• In extremely rare COVID surge scenarios, care may be extended to patients up to age 30
• Severe facial wounds, eye injuries, or penetrating trauma are transferred to a Level I Trauma Center