Registered Nurse / Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Open Heart
Job Description
Job Summary:
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Open Heart specialization in a pediatric cardiac intensive care environment. This role involves caring for neonatal through young adult patients with congenital heart disease, post-surgical repairs, heart failure, arrhythmias, transplant, and ventricular assist devices. The position requires expertise in pediatric cardiovascular critical care and supports a variety of complex cases within a dedicated 24-bed cardiac intensive care unit and a 12-bed overflow unit.
Job Details:
- Schedule: Days shift, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week
- Required Qualifications: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) experience, BLS (Basic Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), valid Nursys license verification, professional ascension profile, and two professional references
- Certifications Required: BLS, PALS, ACLS
- Additional Information: The unit specializes in caring for patients with congenital heart defects, post-surgical repairs, heart failure, arrhythmias, transplants, and ventricular assist devices. Care is provided to neonatal through young adult patients, with occasional adult congenital heart disease patients. License and professional credential verification are required as part of the submission process.
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
Speciality
Other
Experience
RN
Position Type
Travel
Austin, TX
2026-09-18
Agency Info
Cross Country Nurses
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.




