PICU RN
Cleveland, OH
Host Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse - PICU

Overview

• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Rotating day and night, 12-hour shifts (7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, or 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Schedule notes: Shifts may vary to meet operational needs. The facility will try to honor the traveler's preferred shift but may rotate them if necessary. Travelers must work at least every other holiday.

Required Qualifications

• Permanent Ohio RN license or compact state license in hand
• 1 year of permanent Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) experience, with PICU experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association (Instructor or Provider), American Red Cross, or RQI
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association (Instructor or Provider), American Red Cross, or RQI
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association (Instructor or Provider), American Red Cross, or RQI
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with inotropes

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check before start, updated for breaks in service of 2 or more months and annually; includes a 7-year search and sex offender, OFAC, and FACIS Level 3 checks
• Monthly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
• State and FBI fingerprinting, completed within 48 hours of the signed contract, with results within 12 months and updated annually (may start with results pending)
• Education verification
• Primary source verification of the license and Nursys verification, both within 30 days of start
• Government-issued photo ID, carried while on assignment
• Pass the medication administration exam (90% required) and ECG interpretation exam (80% required) during orientation; prep materials are provided
• Complete all online training modules before start, on a computer using Chrome; modules must be finished before start
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, including a statement of ability to perform the job's essential functions
• Snellen eye exam within 1 year of start
• Fit test with 3M N95 1860 small/regular or 1870+, within 12 months and updated annually; cannot be completed onsite
• Drug screen: standard 10-panel within 12 months, updated annually; instant screens are not accepted
• TB: 2-step PPD, QuantiFERON-Gold (QGold), or T-SPOT within 12 months, updated annually. Past positive requires a chest X-ray within 5 years plus an annual TB questionnaire signed by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.
• Immunity: two MMR vaccines or a positive titer (measles, mumps, rubella); two varicella vaccines or a positive titer; hepatitis B titer, series, or declination. Declinations are not accepted for MMR or varicella.
• Tdap vaccine every 10 years, recorded on the official immunization record
• Flu documentation for 2026-27 due by November 15 for current candidates, and for new candidates onboarded between November 15 and March 31; declinations are not accepted
• Two references from employment within the past year, from a manager, ANM, supervisor, charge nurse, or director; co-worker references are not accepted
• Employment application with 3 years of work history, including at least 2 years of clinical practice in an acute care setting in a similar area
• Skills checklist, completed annually