Registered Nurse / Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Job Summary:
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) clinician in a Level II Trauma Center. This position involves caring for a predominantly pediatric patient population with a variety of cardiac, respiratory, and surgical diagnoses. The role requires delivering high-quality critical care to patients up to age 30, including post-surgical, congenital heart defect cases, and those requiring ventilator and Tracheostomy management. The clinician will work nights, providing essential patient care in a fast-paced environment that emphasizes quick learning, critical thinking, and excellent time management skills.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Night shifts from 07:00 PM to 07:30 AM, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Valid BLS (Basic Life Support) certification, PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification, two years of PICU experience, with at least one year in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Units (PCICU).
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with cardiac patients, surgeries, ventilator and Trach management, aseptic technique, and ECMO or Peritoneal Dialysis experience preferred but not required. EPIC electronic medical record (EMR) experience is preferred.
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: Care for mixed PICU/PCICU patients, primarily in PCICU, with diagnoses including congenital heart defects, post-surgical cardiac patients, respiratory illnesses such as RSV and asthma, trauma cases, and some neuro oncology patients.
• Additional Information: Role involves floating to MedSurg, Emergency Department, or Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). No on-call, only standby for low census. Personal scrubs should be solid color, professional, with long hair secured. The position begins on 10/19/2026 and ends on 01/16/2027.

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.