Travel PICU Registered Nurse - $2,375 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

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

Cross Country Job ID #1289584. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 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