PICU RN
Dallas, TX
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Pediatric CICU RN with at least 1 year of recent dedicated pediatric CICU/CVICU experience and 2+ years of PICU experience for a 13-week assignment in Dallas, TX.

Details

• Work in a 27-bed acuity-adaptive Pediatric CICU/step-down unit caring for ICU and step-down level patients
• Patient ratios vary by acuity: 1:2, 1:1, and at times 1:3
• Unit uses Medfusion and Baxter IV pumps, Hillrom beds, hard cribs and cribettes, GE radiant warmers, Somanetics NIRS machines, and Servo U ventilators
• Charting completed in Meditech EMR
• Shift runs 7a-7p with rotating weekends (day shift works Sat/Sun, night shift works Fri/Sat)
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required to PICU, NICU, pediatric med-surg, and pediatric oncology units

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and PALS
• Minimum 1 year of recent Pediatric CICU/CVICU experience as a staff nurse required
• 3-4 contracts of experience in a dedicated pediatric CICU preferred
• Minimum 2 years of PICU experience as a staff nurse required
• Experience caring for patients with congenital heart disease and post-operative CHD management required
• Experience managing arterial lines, central lines, and transthoracic lines required
• 2+ years of Pediatric CICU/CVICU experience preferred
• At least 1 year of neonatal cardiac (pre-op and post-op) experience preferred
• 2+ years of pediatric cardiac step-down or cardiology floor experience preferred
• US SSN and DOB required for consideration
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provide compassionate, meticulous care to pediatric cardiac ICU and step-down patients
• Perform or assist with central line and arterial line placement, conscious sedation, intubation/extubation, post-op recovery of general and cardiac procedures, sternal closures, codes, ECMO cannulation/decannulation, CRRT, and manual PD
• Ideal candidates are hardworking team players who are adaptable and flexible
• Scrub color required: royal blue
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; no local candidates accepted