PICU Registered Nurse
Aurora, CO
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. This 13-week assignment is based in a high-acuity pediatric critical care environment caring for complex medical and surgical patients from birth through 21 years of age. The role requires expertise in pediatric intensive care, respiratory support, critical illness management, and the ability to float throughout inpatient care areas as needed.

Job Details

• Schedule: Rotating schedule with 12-hour shifts from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM and a minimum of 48 hours per week. Every other weekend, including Saturday and Sunday, is required. No on-call requirement.
• Required Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Nursing required; Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license required; minimum of 2 years of experience as a staff Registered Nurse (RN) in a comparable Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU); experience caring for patients from birth through 21 years of age; experience with respiratory diagnoses requiring support ranging from nasal cannula through bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), and mechanical ventilation; chronic childhood diseases; sepsis; traumatic brain injury (TBI); diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA); seizure disorders; oncology diagnoses; metabolic disorders; non-accidental trauma (NAT); and surgical patients, including neurosurgery, ear, nose, and throat (ENT), orthopedics, and general surgery. Equipment experience with Trilogy ventilators, Servo ventilators, Codman intracranial pressure (ICP) monitors, Medfusion syringe pumps, and Baxter large-volume intravenous (IV) pumps. Basic Life Support (BLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) staff experience; 1 year of travel experience in a teaching facility preferred. Additional staff experience may be considered in place of limited travel experience.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: The assignment is 13 weeks, with available start dates from 11/17/2026 through 04/24/2027. Travelers may float to critical care units and acute care floors within their clinical competence. Travelers will not float to the Emergency Department, operating room or post-anesthesia care unit, or inpatient psychiatry. New travelers are considered. The role involves caring for complex pediatric medical and surgical patient populations in a high-acuity critical care environment.

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