Travel PICU RN - $2,564 per week

About the Role

AMN Healthcare Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Job Requirements

• Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/02/2026
• Duration: 22 weeks
• Hours per week: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel
• Beds: 24; 21-23 patient census on average
• Required Experience: 2 years of strong high acuity Pediatric ICU experience – must be comfortable in a high acuity, fast paced environment
• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
• Unit Culture: Teamwork, Trust, Accountability, Respect, compassionately hard working
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: Respiratory, Trauma (which includes penetrating and non-accidental trauma, NAT), DKA, Seizures, Neurosurgical, Acute/Chronic Renal Failure, Orthopedic, Surgical, Transplants (Kidney and whole/partial Liver), complex Medical, Blood Disorders
• Patient Ratios: Weekend Rotation will be required to work 2 Fridays, 2 Saturdays, 2 Sundays and 2 Mondays every 6-week schedule. The combination of the 2 Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays can be grouped together or worked separately as long as those eight (8) shifts occur within the 6-week period.
• Holiday Requirements: Travelers will work 75% of holidays, Unit requirement is the eve and day of every other holiday while contracted.
• Floating Requirements: Pediatric CVICU, NICU, Neonatal PCU, Gen Peds – will float as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, PICU
• Experience: 2 years
• Licenses: RN (Compact Accepted) (Copy needed)
• Certifications: PALS (Copy needed); BLS (Copy needed)
• SSN Required
• DOB Required
• References: 1 Reference in the last 12 months; skills checklist must be dated within 12 months; previous travel reference must be dated within 12 months (job can be up to 5 years old)

Facility Location

North Carolina's largest city, Charlotte is a thriving metropolis housing the headquarters of some of the most important financial companies and businesses in the country. In addition to the energetic downtown area you will also find an abundance of outdoor pursuits and beautiful sights—take up bike riding or just wander through Latta Plantation Park while enjoying all of the natural sights and sounds.

Benefits

• Competitive pay rates
• Free, quality, private housing
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) and Flex Spending
• Life Insurance
• Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
• Free Continuing Education
• Refer a friend and earn extra cash!
• Company provided housing options