PICU Registered Nurse
Austin, TX
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Austin, Texas. This role provides direct nursing care within a pediatric critical care float pool supporting multiple intensive care units. Responsibilities include monitoring patient conditions, coordinating multidisciplinary care, implementing care plans, following clinical orders, and supporting discharge planning.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Two years of recent experience in pediatric intensive care, cardiovascular intensive care, or neonatal intensive care; Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications.
• Preferred Qualifications: Acute care or emergency room experience preferred; Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification preferred.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and clinical protocols.
  • Implements, monitors, and updates patient care plans.
  • Assesses, records, and communicates patient conditions appropriately.
  • Coordinates care among physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare team members.
  • Carries out physician and nursing orders.
  • Assesses and coordinates patient discharge planning needs.
  • Supports pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, and cardiovascular intensive care units, with potential support for acute medical-surgical and emergency departments.
  • Navy blue scrubs are required.

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