Registered Nurse / Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Job Summary
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Nurse in Madison, Wisconsin. This position involves providing specialized care for critically ill pediatric patients in a Level One Pediatric Trauma Center and Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The role requires acute care experience and proficiency in pediatric critical care practices.

Job Details

• Certification, Education, Degree, Location, and Experience Requirements: RN license, BLS, PALS, minimum 2 years of acute care experience within the last three years in a pediatric intensive care setting.
• Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts from 7:00pm to 7:30am, Monday through Friday, with every other weekend and holiday rotation, totaling at least 36 hours per week.
• Responsibilities include monitoring pediatric and neonatal patients, managing ventilators and intravenous lines, administering medications including blood products and anti-seizure medications, interpreting cardiac rhythms, and providing comprehensive bedside critical care.
• Required skills include End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide monitoring, arterial line management, patient airway management, and proficiency with Epic electronic medical record system.
• Certification requirements for the role include BLS, PALS, and passing a telemetry interpretation exam.
• Additional clinical tasks involve use of specialized equipment such as external ventricular drains, managing Hickman and PICC lines, and applying infection control precautions.
• Applicants must have at least two years of recent inpatient acute care experience in the specified pediatric specialty.
• Certification testing has strict passing criteria, with up to three attempts allowed. A telemetry exam specifically tests identification of lethal rhythms and arrhythmias.
• Candidates must be willing to float to general pediatric units as needed.

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.