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

Job Summary

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit travel nursing assignment on the night shift. The registered nurse will provide critical care to infants, adolescents, and pediatric patients, with responsibilities including ventilator management, respiratory treatments, vascular access, blood product administration, procedural sedation, and complex pediatric interventions. Floating to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or other units within the nurses skill set may be required, with orientation provided.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, 36 hours per week, including every other weekend and three of five designated holidays.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Two years of critical care nursing experience
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
  • Compact nursing license in hand at submission
  • Demonstrated experience caring for pediatric critical care patients
  • Experience with ventilated patients, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), chest tubes, tracheostomy care, central and peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines, implanted ports, blood and blood product administration, pediatric dosage calculations, intravenous therapy, wound care, and procedural sedation
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous charge experience
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) experience
  • Experience with high-frequency ventilators, oscillators, rapid sequence intubation medications, epidural and patient-controlled analgesia pumps, vascular devices, drains, wound vacuums, and traction or pin care
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments may include infants, adolescents, and pediatric patients.
  • Typical patient ratios are two patients per nurse.
  • Orientation is provided.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include pediatric critical care for ear, nose, and throat conditions, general surgery, orthopedic care, and preoperative or postoperative care.
  • The role may involve obtaining 12-lead electrocardiograms, monitoring central venous pressure, and managing complex respiratory support.

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