Travel PICU Nurse - Nights, High Pay & Housing

American Traveler; Omaha (NE); Sur place; USD 83 000 - 117 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Weekly payroll

CEUs

Housing allowance

Licensure reimbursement

Non-taxed per diem

Traveler rewards

Résumé du poste

American Traveler, LLC. is seeking an experienced PICU RN for a 13-week night-shift assignment in Omaha, NE. The role requires pediatric critical care experience and PALS certification, with BLS and active NE or Compact RN license.

You will care for high-acuity pediatric patients on ventilators and during sedation infusions, with a fixed schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, no on-call requirements, and travel-related benefits including housing and licensure reimbursements.

Qualifications

• Active RN license (NE or Compact) currently in hand.
• Current certifications: BLS and PALS required; ACLS preferred but not required to start.
• Minimum 2 years of PICU or equivalent high-acuity pediatric setting experience.
• Experience with ventilator management, including settings, adjustments, suctioning, and airway management.
• Experience titrating sedation medications (e.g., Versed, Fentanyl, Precedex) and managing titratable drips.
• Experience with arterial and central line placement and monitoring.
• Experience managing complex pediatric neurological and neurosurgical cases preferred.

Responsabilités

• PICU setting within an acute care hospital.
• Cares for high-acuity pediatric patients requiring ventilator support, sedation infusions, continuous inotrope infusions, and invasive lines.
• Patient population is primarily pediatric with occasional exposure to adult patients in the medical/surgical unit for emergency support.
• 13-week contract with 36 hours per week on a fixed night shift schedule (7:00 PM to 7:30 AM) with varied days.
• No on-call requirements.
• Fixed shift scheduling with no frequent schedule flipping for consistent work-life balance.
• Provide direct care for critically ill pediatric patients, managing cardiorespiratory conditions, sedation infusions, and post-neurosurgical recovery.
• Care for patients with neurosurgical conditions such as tumor resections, VP shunts, spinal cord untethering, craniofacial reconstruction, ICP monitoring, and EVD.
• Manage neurological conditions including epilepsy and seizure activity.
• Treat respiratory conditions including sepsis, respiratory distress, and respiratory failure.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive pediatric critical care.
• May be called upon to support resuscitation efforts for emergent adult patients in the medical/surgical unit.
• Neuro ICU experience is preferred; cardiac ICU, transplant, ECMO, and dialysis experience are not required.
• First-time travelers may be considered for this position.

Connaissances

Ventilator management

Sedation titration

Arterial/central line placement

Pediatric critical care

PALS certification

Description du poste

American Traveler, LLC. is seeking an experienced PICU RN for a 13-week night-shift assignment in Omaha, NE. The role requires pediatric critical care experience and PALS certification, with BLS and active NE or Compact RN license.

You will care for high-acuity pediatric patients on ventilators and during sedation infusions, with a fixed schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, no on-call requirements, and travel-related benefits including housing and licensure reimbursements.