Pediatric Floor RN
Saint Louis, MO
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Pediatric Floor position. This role provides care for infants, children, and adolescents in a high-acuity pediatric medical-surgical setting involving neurological, neurosurgical, behavioral health, epilepsy, seizure, respiratory, and traumatic brain injury cases. The position includes rotating 12-hour shifts, weekend coverage, electronic charting, and collaboration with interdisciplinary clinical support teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience; travel nursing experience; Basic Life Support certification; experience caring for pediatric patients; experience with electronic charting; ability to manage patient ratios of approximately 1:3 to 1:4, with occasional surge assignments up to 1:5; competency in pediatric medication administration, intravenous therapy, central and peripheral line care, respiratory support, tracheostomy and ventilator management, seizure and neurological care, feeding management, isolation precautions, and emergency response.
• Preferred Qualifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS) certification.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes infants, children, and adolescents.
  • Weekend coverage is required every other weekend.
  • The unit supports patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions, neurorehabilitation needs, behavioral health concerns, epilepsy, seizure disorders, home ventilators, traumatic brain injuries, shunt revisions, and respiratory illnesses.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes intravenous therapy, physical therapy, respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and pharmacy.
  • Flu vaccination is required, with medical or religious exemptions considered.
  • The assignment is scheduled from 12/14/2026 through 02/22/2027.

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