TRAVEL - RN PEDS CICU - Contract

Travel RN – Peds CICU | Dallas, TX

Location: 7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX
Unit: 3rd Floor Children's – Pediatric CICU
Beds: 27
Shift: 7:00 PM–7:00 AM | Nights
EMR: Meditech
Ratios: 1:1, 1:2, occasionally 1:3
Weekend: Rotating — Night shift Friday & Saturday
Call: None
Scrubs: Royal Blue

Must-Have Experience

• 2+ years PICU experience as a staff RN
• 1+ year Pediatric CICU/CVICU experience as a staff RN
• 3–4 travel contracts specifically in a dedicated Pediatric CICU
• Experience caring for congenital heart disease (CHD) patients
• Strong post-operative CHD management experience
• Experience managing:
  • Arterial lines
  • Central lines
  • Transthoracic lines
• PALS, BLS & ACLS required

Preferred

• 2+ years Pediatric CICU/CVICU experience
• 1+ year caring for neonatal cardiac patients, both pre-op and post-op
• 2+ years pediatric cardiac experience in step-down/cardiology

Clinical Experience

Candidates should be comfortable with:

• Post-op cardiac/general surgical recovery
• Intubation/extubation
• Conscious sedation
• Codes
• ECMO cannulation/decannulation
• CRRT
• Manual PD
• Sternal closures
• Central/arterial line management

Floating

May float to:

• PICU
• NICU
• Pediatric Med Surg
• Pediatric Oncology

Ideal Candidate

Look for a true Pediatric Cardiac ICU traveler, not someone whose experience is primarily adult CVICU, adult ICU, or general PICU. The strongest candidates will have recent dedicated Peds CICU/CVICU experience plus multiple Peds CICU travel contracts and congenital cardiac/post-op experience.