Travel Nurse RN - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
Charlotte, NC
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. This role supports care for high-acuity pediatric patients in a fast-paced intensive care setting, including patients with respiratory, trauma, neurological, renal, orthopedic, surgical, transplant, and complex medical conditions. The position requires strong pediatric intensive care experience and participation in a 12-hour rotating day or night schedule.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse; minimum of 2 years of strong high-acuity Pediatric Intensive Care Unit experience; Basic Life Support (BLS); Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); experience with electronic medical record systems, arterial and central venous lines, ventilators and tracheostomies, chest tubes, feeding tubes, continuous renal replacement therapy, critical care vasoactive medication titration, invasive monitoring, sterile techniques, bedside procedures, sedation and analgesic medication management, and critical care infusion pumps.
• Schedule: 12-hour shifts from 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. or 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week; every-other-weekend rotation and holiday coverage as needed.
• Additional Information: Patient assignments vary by acuity and may include 1:1, 1:2, or 2:1 nurse-to-patient ratios. The role provides care for pediatric patients with respiratory conditions, trauma, diabetic ketoacidosis, seizures, neurosurgical conditions, acute or chronic renal failure, orthopedic conditions, surgical needs, transplants, complex medical conditions, and blood disorders. Clinical responsibilities may include management of external ventricular drains, intracranial pressure and temperature monitoring devices, rapid infusion equipment, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, arterial and central venous pressure monitoring, tracheostomies, epidurals, patient-controlled analgesia, urinary catheters, and enteral feeding tubes. Departmental support includes nursing assistants, unit secretaries, charge nurses, phlebotomy, intravenous therapy support, resource nurses, respiratory therapists, intensivists, residents, and advanced practice providers.

Benefits

• 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