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