Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Denver, Colorado.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/02/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Open Heart, Denver, Colorado. This travel position supports pediatric patients with congenital cardiac conditions in a specialized critical care setting. The role involves post-operative care, continuous infusion management, chest tube care, moderate sedation, and collaboration with an experienced multidisciplinary team.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: More than 2 years of cardiac critical care experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications.
- Preferred Qualifications: Peritoneal dialysis experience, continuous renal replacement therapy skills, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) bedside experience.
- Additional Information:
- Provide care for pediatric and neonatal cardiac patients, including post-sternotomy and open-chest care.
- Manage inotropic and vasopressor continuous infusions, intravenous fluids, chest tubes, and moderate sedation.
- Support patients requiring complex cardiac and critical care interventions.
- Maintain a flexible, organized, collaborative, and communicative approach to patient care.
- Work within a 10-bed pediatric cardiac intensive care setting with typical critical care patient ratios of 1:2.
- Participate in a four-shift-per-four-weekend schedule.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
Cross Country Job ID #1345447. 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: Registered Nurse / Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Open Heart
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus