Travel PICU RN - $1,793 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Houston, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced PICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring BLS and PALS certifications.

Details

• Work in the Pediatric ICU (PICU), a 14-22 bed unit
• Patient ratios of 4:1 for med/surg patients
• Night shift schedule, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Uses Meditech EMR
• Floating limited to Level 1 or Level 2 NICU only
• Required to work 4 weekend days every 4 weeks
• No on-call responsibilities

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required
• Current BLS and PALS certifications required
• ACLS certification preferred
• Minimum 1 year of recent PICU experience required
• Experience with procedures such as cleft palate repair, appendectomy, chest tube management, lumbar punctures, and seizure management preferred
• Experience with thoracic cases such as thoracotomy/thoracoscopy and pectus bar implants preferred
• No experience required in neurosurgery, stroke care, or foreign body airway removal
• US SSN and DOB required for consideration
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to pediatric patients in a supportive, collaborative team environment
• Unit covers neuro, ortho, general surgery, and thoracic surgical cases
• Scrub color/attire: royal blue
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible; local candidates will not be considered

American Traveler Job ID #P-743324. 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: Travel RN - Pediatric ICU

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