PICU Registered Nurse
Tacoma, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. This travel nursing position provides care for predominantly pediatric cardiac intensive care patients, with additional assignments involving neurocritical, respiratory, surgical, and medical conditions. The role supports patients from postoperative recovery through discharge in a fast-paced critical care environment.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 AM7:30 PM or 7:00 PM7:30 AM, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend rotation occurs every other weekend. No scheduled call; low-census standby may require being called in for a later portion of the shift.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
  • Proficiency in caring for cardiac patients, including postoperative and congenital heart conditions
  • Experience with aseptic and sterile technique, basic dressing changes, ventilator and tracheostomy management, suctioning, gastrostomy, gastrojejunostomy and jejunostomy tube management, nasogastric tubes, chest tubes, epidural and patient-controlled analgesia pumps, medication drips, urinary catheter management, central-line dressing changes and care, central-line blood draws, peripheral laboratory draws, and patient discharges
  • Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, think critically, manage time effectively, and remain engaged in patient care
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit experience
  • Experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, peritoneal dialysis, continuous renal replacement therapy, and PrisMax
  • Experience with electronic medical record systems
• Additional Information:
  • Patient populations may include congenital cardiovascular and thoracic conditions, fresh postoperative cardiac cases, post-catheterization patients, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, post-cardiac arrest care, respiratory failure, high-flow oxygen therapy, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, tracheostomies, respiratory syncytial virus, asthma, trauma, appendectomies, gastrostomy procedures, ear, nose and throat procedures, fresh tracheostomies, bowel obstructions, fractures, ventriculoperitoneal shunts, and neurological patients.
  • Care may extend through discharge for pediatric patients, with occasional care for patients up to age 30.
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation specialists manage the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation equipment. Continuous renal replacement therapy assignments are limited and may be assigned to core staff.
  • Solid-organ transplant, major burn, ventricular assist device, and stem-cell transplant cases are not included.
  • Potential floating may include medical-surgical, emergency department, or neonatal intensive care unit areas.
  • Scrubs must be a professional solid color without graphics, logos, or designs. Hooded shirts are not permitted, and long sleeves must remain above the elbow. Long hair must be secured.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits