Travel Nurse RN - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care - $2,160 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Tacoma, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• Duration: 15 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) specialty in a Level II trauma and NICU facility. This role involves providing specialized critical care for respiratory, trauma, cardiovascular, and surgical pediatric patients, including those requiring ventilator and trach management, line management, and other advanced clinical interventions. The position is suitable for new travelers and requires a dedicated healthcare professional to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to a diverse pediatric patient population.

Job Details

• Position Description: SIMPLIFI CLINICAL INTERVIEWING. Experience required: 2 years. Skills required include aseptic and sterile techniques, basic dressing changes, ventilator and trach management, suctioning, G-tube/J-tube management, feeding tubes, chest tubes, epidurals, PCAs, drip management, Foley insertion and management, discharge skills, and CRRT experience with Prismax preferred; CICU experience preferred.
• Certifications: BLS, PALS.
• Schedule: Days and nights shifts available, 12-hour shift times from 0700-1900 or 1900-0700, with minimum 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: (Certifications, Education Requirements, Degree Requirements, Location Requirements, Years of Experience): Experience required in pediatrics or critical care, 0 years minimum experience, valid BLS and PALS certifications, ability to work the specified shifts, and relevant clinical skills.
• Additional Information: The facility manages a 152-bed NICU and Level II trauma center, caring for patients from newborn age up to 30 during COVID surge. The unit involves a mixture of neuro, cardiac, respiratory, surgical, and medical patients, with occasional float to MedSurg, ED, or NICU. Use of Epic EMR preferred. The position includes every other weekend rotation, with flexible scrub colors (no hoods or long sleeves).
• Submission Requirements: Candidates must be able to provide proof of certifications and experience upon submission.

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

Cross Country Job ID #1312253. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

About Cross Country Nurses

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus