Travel Nurse RN - CVICU - $1,638 per week

GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in San Antonio, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CVICU
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

CVICU Registered Nurse Travel Nurse Job in San Antonio, TX

Bring your critical care expertise to a high-acuity pediatric CVICU travel nurse assignment in San Antonio, Texas. Located in San Antonio, TX 78229, this vibrant city offers a rich blend of history, culture, and welcoming neighborhoods, creating an appealing backdrop for your next travel nursing opportunity. If you are an experienced Registered Nurse with strong ICU skills, this 13-week opportunity offers the chance to care for complex pediatric patients, collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team, and make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Job Details

• Position: CVICU Registered Nurse
• Employment Type: Travel Registered Nurse / Travel Nurse
• Setting: Pediatric critical care / ICU-level care
• Location: San Antonio, TX 78229
• Start Date: 09/16/2026
• End Date: 12/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Shift Duration: 12-hour day shifts
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,460 - $1,540
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Floating: May float to other children’s units and NICU areas as needed
• EMR: Meditech

Job Requirements

• ICU or critical care nursing experience required
• Experience caring for intubated and ventilated patients required
• Strong background in ICU-level patient care across complex diagnoses
• Current RN license required
• PALS certification required
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-acuity pediatric environment
• Flexible, positive, and team-oriented approach to patient care
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with a multidisciplinary medical team
• Preferred: ECMO experience, CRRT experience

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care to critically ill pediatric patients in a CVICU / ICU setting
• Monitor and manage patients requiring vents, drips, chest tubes, central lines, syringe pumps, trachs, and G-tubes
• Support care for a broad range of ICU-level diagnoses, including respiratory, neuro, GI, GU, burns, DKA, ortho, ENT, and more
• Assist with procedures such as central line care, chest tube management, sedation support, lumbar punctures, and intubation
• Collaborate closely with physicians, charge nurses, and the broader care team to deliver safe, efficient patient care
• Maintain accurate documentation and support smooth unit workflow using Meditech
• Adapt to changing patient needs while delivering compassionate, family-centered care

Apply now for this rewarding CVICU Registered Nurse travel assignment in San Antonio, TX and take the next step in your Texas nursing career.

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GHR Healthcare Job ID #518968. 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: CVICU

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