Travel Nurse RN - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in St. Louis, MO

Manage high-acuity pediatric patients including those with respiratory failure, sepsis, post-operative needs, and liver transplant cases. Provide direct patient care in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio within a teaching hospital setting.

Job ID: 899914
Job Title

Registered Nurse - PICU
Location

Saint Louis, MO | Acute Care Children's Hospital
Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 3×12-hour rotating shifts | Days: 0700-1930 / Nights: 1900-0730 | Onsite
Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio within a teaching hospital setting
• Manage high-acuity pediatric patients including those with respiratory failure, sepsis, post-operative needs, and liver transplant cases
• Perform and assist with bedside surgeries and procedures as needed
• Float within service line to units including NICU, CVICU, Stepdown, and PICU overflow floors as facility needs require
• May be called upon to serve as an RN Assist providing 1:1 observation for safety and behavioral health purposes
• Document all patient care accurately using EPIC electronic health records

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license (MO or compact license required; pending MO license submissions may be considered)
• Minimum 18-24 months of PICU experience required
• BLS certification required
• PALS certification required
• Willingness to float within service line and work with COVID-positive patients
• Must live more than 75 miles from the facility to be eligible

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience in a Level I Trauma center
• Background in post bone marrow transplant (BMT) patient care
• Familiarity with high-acuity pediatric populations in a teaching hospital environment

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a well-established pediatric acute care teaching hospital with a 40-bed PICU unit
• Expected 36 hours per week on a 3×12 schedule with rotating day and night shift options