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Travel PICU Registered Nurse - $2,405 per week

Cross Country Nurses · Des Moines, IA · 2 wk ago
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About the role

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Registered Nurse (RN) position located in Iowa. The role involves providing specialized critical care to infants, children, and teens within a state‑of‑the‑art Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, with opportunities to float to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Emergency Department (ED), and general pediatric units as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Delivering high-quality pediatric critical care
  • Managing ventilators, high flow oxygen, and advanced infusion pumps in a private‑room environment
  • Floating to the NICU, Pediatric ED, and general pediatric units as needed
  • Working holiday shifts
  • Potential minimal on‑call responsibilities

Requirements

  • Iowa or multistate compact registered nurse license
  • Minimum 24 months of current Pediatric Intensive Care experience
  • Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the American Heart Association
  • Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience

Skills

  • Experience with ventilators, high flow therapy, Alaris IV pumps, and feeding pumps
  • Functional skills in EPIC electronic medical record system
  • Willingness to float to NICU and Pediatric ED when needed
  • Ability to work holiday shifts and handle minimal on‑call responsibilities

Benefits

  • 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

Schedule

  • Night shifts, 12 hours per shift
  • Minimum 36 hours per week
  • Start date: 10/26/2026
  • End date: 01/25/2027

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