Travel PICU RN - $2,342 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in St. Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• Duration: 10 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, rotating
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Rotating, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 10 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced PICU RN for a children's acute care teaching hospital requiring 18-24 months of PICU experience and MO or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Work in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a children's acute care teaching hospital with 40 staffed beds on the unit
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Rotating 3x12 hour day (0700-1930) and night (1900-0730) shifts
• 6 weekend shifts required during the schedule period
• No on-call responsibilities
• Float within scope to NICU, CVICU, Stepdown, and PICU overflow floor with low acuity MS patients
• May be called upon to float as an RN Assist for 1:1 observation for safety and behavioral health purposes
• Uses Epic charting system
• Unit cares for post-op, respiratory failure, liver transplant, sepsis, and post-BMT patients, and treats COVID patients
• Performs bedside surgeries and procedures
• Does not treat burns (stabilize only) or heart patients

Requirements

• Active RN license (MO or Compact, must match permanent residence)
• Current BLS and PALS certification
• 18-24 months of PICU experience required
• 2 years of overall nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Preferred experience with Level I Trauma, post-op, respiratory failure, liver transplants, sepsis, and post-BMT patients
• Skills in respiratory care including ventilator management, intubation assistance, airway care, chest tube management, and suctioning
• IV therapy and central/PICC line management skills
• CRRT and ECMO experience preferred
• Telemetry monitoring and ICP monitoring experience
• Gastric tube management and NG tube insertion/management skills

Additional Information

• Provide direct bedside care to critically ill pediatric patients in a Level I Trauma teaching hospital setting
• Scrub attire is any color or St. Louis Children's Hospital-branded t-shirts/jackets
• First-time travelers are accepted for this position
• Must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility; local candidates are not accepted
• No more than 7 days of RTO allowed per 13-week contract, with no RTO permitted during the first week of the assignment
• Travelers may stay up to 18 months, followed by a required 3-month break in service
• Previous permanent employees of BJC or Saint Luke's facilities must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Must comply with facial hair fit-testing standards for respiratory protection

American Traveler Job ID #P-775574. 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: Travel RN - Pediatric ICU

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