Travel Nurse RN - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
Minneapolis, MN
Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc.
4x12 hrs, Days, Nights

PICU RN – Travel Only

Location: Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota

Start Date: 09/14/2026

Contract: 12 weeks

Hours: 48/week

Shifts: Straight Days or Straight Nights (12-Hour Shifts)

Pay: $4,228/week

Role Overview

Join the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit providing specialized critical care for infants, children, and adolescents with life-threatening illnesses and complex medical conditions. This position requires strong pediatric critical care experience and the ability to care for post-operative surgical, trauma, and cardiac patients in a high-acuity environment.

Required Experience

• Minimum 18 months to 2 years of recent PICU experience required
• Experience caring for pre-operative and immediate post-operative PICU surgical patients
• Experience caring for pediatric trauma patients
• Pediatric CVICU experience accepted if competent with cardiac surgical and procedural patients
• Strong pediatric critical care assessment and intervention skills
• Ability to function effectively in high-acuity crisis situations

Requirements

• Minnesota RN License (Not needed to submit)
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• BLS certification
• PALS certification
• ACLS preferred
• NRP preferred
• Demonstrated PICU clinical competency
• Must be at least 18 years of age

Additional Details

• 6 openings available
• 48-hour guaranteed contract (1.2 FTE)
• Every other weekend required
• No call requirement
• Must be willing to float between Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses as needed
• Charting system: Epic
• Phone interview conducted by the unit manager
• Patient ratios typically 1:1 to 1:2
• Royal blue scrub bottoms with kid-friendly or plain scrub tops
• Timekeeping through Kronos and paper timecards
• Facility may cancel up to 24 hours during the assignment
• File due Monday prior to start date