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

Float within service line to NICU, CVICU, and Stepdown units, as well as a PICU overflow floor that includes lower-acuity medical-surgical patients, as facility needs require. Provide direct patient care in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio within a large children's acute care teaching hospital.

Job ID: 899906
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 | Expected 36 hours/week
Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio within a large children's acute care teaching hospital
• Care for 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 NICU, CVICU, and Stepdown units, as well as a PICU overflow floor that includes lower-acuity medical-surgical patients, as facility needs require
• May be called upon to serve as an RN Assist providing 1:1 observation for safety and behavioral health purposes on other floors
• Document patient care using EPIC electronic health records; fulfill 6 weekend shifts per schedule period

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license (MO or compact license required; pending MO license submissions accepted)
• 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 bone marrow transplant (BMT) patient care
• Familiarity with post-operative and complex respiratory patient populations
• Experience in a teaching hospital environment

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity pediatric environment at a large children's acute care teaching hospital with 455 staffed beds facility-wide
• First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply, offering an excellent entry point into travel nursing within a specialized pediatric setting