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Cross Country Nurses pays Travel Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nurses the most, averaging $2,500 per week, followed by Remede Consulting Group ($2,478) and Wellspring Nurse Source ($2,453). For comparison, the Memphis, TN average for Travel Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nurses is $2,295 per week — Cross Country Nurses pays 9% more.

Only Memphis, Tennessee reports pay data for Travel Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nurses, averaging $2,295 per week. Memphis, Tennessee also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $2,500. For comparison, the Memphis, TN average for Travel Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nurses is $2,295 per week, roughly in line with Memphis, Tennessee.

Bartlett, Tennessee pays Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nurses the most, averaging $32 per hour, followed by Memphis, Tennessee ($32) and Germantown, Tennessee ($32). Memphis, Tennessee has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $42. For comparison, the Memphis, TN average for Registered Nurses is $32 per hour — Bartlett, Tennessee pays 1% more.

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Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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