Registered Nurse / Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Job Summary:
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Nurse in Madison, Wisconsin. This highly specialized role involves providing critical care to critically ill or injured children in a state-of-the-art hospital environment. The position offers an opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team caring for patients with complex medical and surgical needs, including neurological, respiratory, cardiac, and transplant cases.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Rotating shift, 12 hours, a minimum of 36 hours per week, start date 08/17/2026.
• Required Qualifications: Valid Wisconsin Registered Nurse (RN) license or compact RN license, at least 2 years of recent acute care experience, pediatric or critical care experience preferred. Certifications include BLS and PALS. EPIC experience required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Strong Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) experience, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) experience, experience with high acuity hospital settings.
• Responsibilities: Provide family-centered critical care, manage ventilated patients, monitor hemodynamics, administer blood products and medications, perform invasive procedures including line management and sedation, and utilize advanced equipment such as ECMO and CRRT.
• Additional Information: Traveler must pass a telemetry test prior to start, with two attempts allowed. No local candidates; must be at least 50 miles from the facility. Inpatient RN experience required. Strict adherence to clinical and safety protocols, including infection control and PPE.

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

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.