Travel Pediatric Cardiac ICU RN
Dallas, Texas
Medical City Dallas Hospital

Travel RN Opportunity – Pediatric CICU/CVICU

Location: Dallas, Texas
Contract Length: 8 weeks
Employment Type: Travel

Unit Information

• Pediatric ICU and Step Down Unit (Children’s Tower, 3rd floor)
• 27 beds, 90 staff members
• Acuity adaptive model caring for ICU and step down level patients
• Patient Ratios: Typically 1:2 or 1:1, sometimes 1:3
• Equipment includes IV pumps (Medfusion, Baxter), Hillrom beds, HARD cribs and cribettes, GE radiant warmers, Somanetics NIRS machines, Servo U vents
• EMR system: Meditech

Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 2 years PICU experience as a staff nurse
• At least 1 year Pediatric CICU/CVICU experience as a staff nurse (higher requirement between 1 and 2 years is 2 years preferred)
• Experience caring for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and post-operative management of CHD patients
• Experience managing arterial lines, central lines, and transthoracic lines
• Completion of 3-4 contracts in dedicated pediatric CICU preferred

Preferred Experience

• 2+ years Pediatric CICU/CVICU experience
• At least 1 year experience with neonatal cardiac patients (pre-op and post-op management)
• 2+ years pediatric cardiac experience in step down or cardiology floor

Typical Procedures Performed

• Central line and arterial line placement
• Conscious sedation
• Intubation/extubation
• Post-op recovery for general and cardiac procedures
• Sternal closures
• Codes
• ECMO cannulation and decannulation
• CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy)
• Manual Pacing

Certifications Required

• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

Work Schedule & Guidelines

• 48 hours guaranteed per week
• Rotating weekends: Day shift on Saturday and Sunday, night shift on Friday and Saturday
• No call required
• Scrub color: Royal blue

Personality Fit

• Compassionate and empathetic care delivery
• Hardworking team player
• Meticulous and detail-oriented
• Adaptable and flexible

Floating Areas

• PICU
• NICU
• Pediatric med-surg
• Pediatric oncology

Prior Travel Experience

• Not explicitly required or mentioned for this role.