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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Pediatric CICU role requiring at least 2 years of PICU experience and 1 year of dedicated Pediatric CICU/CVICU experience caring for congenital heart disease patients.

Details

• Pediatric Cardiac ICU/step-down unit using an acuity-adaptive care model within a children's hospital tower
• 27-bed unit with approximately 90 staff members
• Patient ratios of 1:2, with 1:1 and occasionally 1:3 depending on acuity
• Equipment includes 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
• Night shift schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Rotating weekends required (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

Requirements

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

Additional Information

• Provide compassionate, team-based critical care to pediatric cardiac ICU and step-down patients
• Perform or assist with procedures including central and arterial line placement, conscious sedation, intubation/extubation, post-op recovery, sternal closures, codes, ECMO cannulation/decannulation, CRRT, and manual peritoneal dialysis
• Ideal candidates are hardworking, meticulous, adaptable, and work well within a team
• Royal blue scrub color required
• Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; no local candidates accepted
• First-time travelers are not specified as eligible given the extensive experience requirements for this role