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

Job Summary

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) nursing position supporting the care of infants, adolescents, and pediatric patients in a critical care setting. The role provides comprehensive clinical care for complex conditions and procedures, including ventilator management, chest tube care, procedural sedation, central line care, and blood product administration. Floating to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or other units within the clinicians skill set may be required, with orientation provided.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Every other weekend is required, and holiday coverage may be required.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of pediatric critical care experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; compact nursing license in hand at submission; experience with pediatric dosage calculations, ventilated patient care, tracheostomy care, chest tubes, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), high-frequency ventilators, procedural sedation, Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) medications, blood and blood product administration, Central Venous Pressure (CVP) monitoring, Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) and central line care, port and vascular device access, wound care, and intravenous therapy.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience; Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification; Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) experience; experience with Epic charting; and prior experience caring for patients with ear, nose, and throat conditions, general surgery, orthopedic, and preoperative or postoperative needs.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments may include a ratio of up to two patients.
  • The role includes care for infants, adolescents, and pediatric patients with a typical daily census of two to four patients.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include breathing treatments, oscillators, drains, epidural and patient-controlled analgesia pumps, syringe pumps, traction, halo and pin care, triple-lumen catheters, and wound vacuums.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes intravenous teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary support.
  • Orientation is provided.

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