Travel PICU RN - $2,163 per week

Concentric Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 01/11/2027
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Candidates residing within 50–100 miles of the facility may be subject to a reduced rate or may not be accepted.

Applicants must have worked in this unit or setting within the past year to be considered for this position.

Job Title

Registered Nurse – PICU

Location

Albuquerque, NM | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights (3x12-Hour Shifts, 19:00–07:30) | Onsite | Expected 36 hours/week

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to critically ill pediatric patients in a high-acuity PICU setting at a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Manage patients presenting with respiratory distress/failure, renal failure, trauma, hematology/oncology diagnoses, multi-system organ failure, and suicide attempts
• Operate and monitor patients on ventilators, CRRT, and ECMO; demonstrate working knowledge of inotropic drips
• Float to NICU as required and to the Pediatric ED for admitted patient assignments when patients are holding; optional cross-training to Pediatric ED assignment
• Complete weekend shift expectations: approximately 5 weekend shifts (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights) per schedule
• Document patient care accurately using Cerner electronic health records

Required Qualifications

• Active RN licensure in New Mexico (pending license accepted at time of submission)
• BLS certification required (RQI certifications not accepted)
• PALS certification required (RQI certifications not accepted)
• Minimum 1.5 years of PICU nursing experience
• Influenza vaccination required
• Must live more than 100 miles from the facility to be eligible

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Hands-on experience with CRRT and ECMO procedures
• Experience managing ventilated patients, including the ability to care for up to 2 intubated patients simultaneously when needed
• Familiarity with inotropic drip management in a pediatric critical care environment
• Prior travel nursing experience is a plus

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work at a Level I Trauma, Children's, and Teaching Hospital offering a dynamic, high-acuity clinical environment with a diverse pediatric patient population
• No on-call requirements and no parking fees, with charting on a widely recognized Cerner platform

Concentric Healthcare Staffing Job ID #797314. 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 - PICU

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