PICU Registered Nurse
Seattle, WA
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) position providing care to infants, children, and adolescents in a critical care setting. The role includes management of complex pediatric patients, respiratory support, invasive lines, drains, blood products, procedural sedation, and other critical care interventions. Location is not provided in the available position data.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts of 12 hours, scheduled as either three 12-hour shifts or four 12-hour shifts per week, with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Every other weekend is required, and holiday coverage may be required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Two years of critical care experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
  • Valid compact nursing license in hand at submission
  • Demonstrated competency in pediatric intensive care, ventilated patient care, tracheostomy care, continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure management, chest tube care, blood and blood product administration, central and peripherally inserted central catheter care, port and vascular device access, central venous pressure monitoring, pediatric dosage calculations, procedural sedation, intravenous therapy, wound care, and care of patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous charge experience
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
  • Continuous renal replacement therapy experience
  • Experience with high-frequency ventilation, oscillators, rapid sequence intubation medications, drains, epidural and patient-controlled analgesia pumps, traction or halo and pin care, triple-lumen catheters, and wound vacuum therapy
  • Experience using the Epic charting system
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments may include infants, children, and adolescents, with an approximate patient ratio of two patients per nurse.
  • Orientation is provided, with 24 hours of orientation scheduled.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include care for patients with pediatric critical care diagnoses and those undergoing otolaryngology, general surgery, orthopedic, preoperative, or postoperative care.
  • Respiratory treatments, electrocardiogram acquisition, ventilator management, and specialized critical care procedures may be part of the assignment.
  • Interdisciplinary support is available from intravenous therapy, physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, rapid response, pharmacy, transportation, and unit support teams.

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