GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Pediatrics for a travel nursing job in Portland, Oregon.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Pediatrics
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/17/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Pediatric Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Critical Care Float Pool in Portland, Oregon
Make a meaningful impact as a pediatric critical care travel nurse caring for infants, children, and adolescents in Portland, Oregon. This 13-week travel nursing assignment offers the opportunity to support patients with acute, intermediate, oncology, neonatal, and intensive care needs while working alongside multidisciplinary pediatric teams. Float across a variety of specialty units, expand your clinical experience, and help deliver exceptional care to children and families.
Located in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Portland offers scenic parks, access to outdoor adventure, a vibrant arts and food scene, and a welcoming community for healthcare professionals. Join a leading pediatric healthcare team and advance your nursing career with this Portland, Oregon travel nurse job.
Pediatric Travel RN Job Details
- Assignment Type: 13-week pediatric travel nursing assignment
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Start Date: November 3, 2026
- End Date: February 2, 2027
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,200–$2,320
- Schedule: Three 12-hour day shifts per week
- Shift Duration: 12 hours; 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Holiday Availability: Must be available to work at least two of the three major winter holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
- Patient Population: Neonates, infants, children, and adolescents
- Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:2–4, based on unit and acuity
- Floating: Required across pediatric specialty units and, as needed, nearby affiliated locations
Pediatric Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Oregon
- At least 2 years of recent pediatric critical care or comparable high-acuity pediatric nursing experience
- Experience caring for patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), or other pediatric acute and intermediate care settings
- Current BLS, NRP, and PALS certifications
- Recent Epic electronic health record experience
- Strong assessment, prioritization, and clinical judgment skills in complex pediatric cases
- Ability to float between units and adapt quickly to varying patient populations and acuity levels
- Experience with ventilator management, tracheostomy care, hemodynamic monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and pediatric dosage calculations
- First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply
Pediatric Critical Care RN Responsibilities
- Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to pediatric patients across acute, intermediate, oncology, neonatal, and critical care units
- Float to pediatric acute care medical and surgical units, intermediate care, oncology, PICU, and NICU based on staffing and patient needs
- Monitor and manage patients requiring ventilator support, hemodynamic monitoring, and complex medical or surgical care
- Administer medications, blood products, insulin, and other treatments using age-appropriate safety practices
- Assess patient status, interpret dysrhythmias, identify changes in condition, and escalate concerns promptly
- Perform and document comprehensive assessments, care plans, interventions, and patient responses in Epic
- Provide tracheostomy care, urinary catheter management, infection prevention, isolation precautions, and other bedside nursing interventions
- Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rapid response teams, rehabilitation services, social services, and other members of the care team
- Support children and families through complex diagnoses, procedures, treatments, and transitions in care
Apply now to join this pediatric travel nursing opportunity and make a difference for children and families in Portland, Oregon.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare Job ID #524195. 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: Pediatric
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