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 a PICU RN for a 10-week assignment at a children's acute care teaching hospital, requiring 18-24 months of PICU experience and current BLS and PALS certifications.

Details

• Work in the Pediatric ICU (PICU) of a children's acute care teaching hospital
• Rotating 3x12 hour day and night shifts (0700-1930 and 1900-0730)
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• 6 weekend shifts required during the schedule period
• No on-call requirements
• Float to NICU, CVICU, and Stepdown units as needed within scope
• May float to PICU overflow floor with low acuity medical-surgical patients
• May be called upon to float as an RN Assist for 1:1 patient observation for safety and behavioral health purposes
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required (no issuance if tied to another compact state)
• Current BLS and PALS certifications required
• 18-24 months of PICU experience required
• Preferred experience with Level I Trauma, post-op care, respiratory failure, liver transplants, sepsis, and post-BMT care
• Experience with care of ventilated patients, acute airway management, chest tube management, and tracheostomy care
• IV therapy, phlebotomy, central line, and PICC line management skills required
• CRRT and ECMO experience preferred
• Telemetry monitoring and ICP monitoring experience
• Management of gastric tubes and NG tube insertion/management experience
• Epic charting experience required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to pediatric ICU patients including those with complex respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, and neurologic conditions
• Care for patients requiring bedside surgeries and procedures
• Will work with COVID-19 patients
• No burn patients (stabilization only) and no cardiac (heart) patients accepted on this unit
• Facility requires facial hair to allow for proper fit testing or candidates will be expected to shave
• Scrub color is flexible, or facility-branded T-shirts/jackets may be worn
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates not accepted within a 75-mile radius
• No more than 7 days of RTO per contract period, with no RTO permitted during the first week of the assignment
• Permanent employees of the health system must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Standard travelers may work up to an 18-month period before requiring a 3-month break in service

American Traveler Job ID #P-775573. 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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