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Pediatric Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Charlottesville, Virginia

Join a dynamic pediatric travel nursing team in Charlottesville, Virginia, and provide high-acuity care across the PICU, NICU, acute pediatrics, pediatric emergency department, and recovery areas. This 52-week travel RN contract offers an opportunity to support children and families across a broad range of specialty settings near the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains.

Travel RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250–$2,370
• Position Type: Pediatric Critical Care Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN)
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
• Start Date: November 23, 2026
• Assignment Length: 52 weeks
• Schedule: 36 hours per week; 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
• Weekend and Holiday Coverage: Every other weekend and every other holiday; must work two of the three winter holidays
• Float Expectations: Pediatric ICU (PICU), NICU, acute pediatrics, pediatric emergency department, pediatric PACU, and, when needed, labor and delivery or mother-baby
• Scheduling: Block scheduling cannot be guaranteed
• Orientation: 60 hours

Pediatric Travel Nurse Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license; a Virginia license may be pending at submission but must be obtained by the Wednesday before the start date
• At least 2 years of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) nursing experience
• Recent experience in both PICU and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) settings; pediatric float pool experience is also considered
• Comfort caring for pediatric patients across critical care, neonatal, acute care, emergency, and post-anesthesia settings
• Epic electronic medical record experience required
• Current BLS, ACLS, NRP, and PALS certifications
• Infant-Driven Feeding Certificate required; candidates may be considered while completing the certificate
• Pediatric PACU experience strongly preferred
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Ability to follow float pool policies and work within the assigned scope of practice
• BSN and prior charge nurse experience preferred
• Current influenza vaccination required

Pediatric Critical Care RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to neonates, infants, children, adolescents, and other patients within assigned pediatric services
• Care for critically ill patients in the PICU, including those requiring mechanical ventilation, vasoactive infusions, hemodynamic monitoring, intracranial pressure monitoring, ECMO, or ventricular assist devices
• Care for NICU and intermediate-care patients with prematurity, congenital conditions, surgical needs, respiratory distress, neurological disorders, and other complex diagnoses
• Participate in neonatal resuscitation and support high-risk deliveries when assigned to the NICU
• Provide nursing care in acute pediatrics, including medical, surgical, cardiology, hematology-oncology, stepdown, and epilepsy-monitoring patients
• Support the pediatric emergency department and pediatric PACU based on unit needs and competency
• Perform comprehensive assessments, administer medications and therapies, manage lines and tubes, and monitor patients using advanced equipment
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, rehabilitation professionals, pharmacists, child-life specialists, and other members of the interdisciplinary team
• Educate and support patients and families while promoting relationship-based, family-centered care
• Float to other appropriate pediatric or maternal-child units during staffing needs while maintaining quality, safety, and professional standards

Apply now for this pediatric travel nurse opportunity in Charlottesville, Virginia, and make a meaningful impact across critical care and specialty pediatric units.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.