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PICU Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Contract in Charlottesville, VA

Join a high-acuity Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) as a Travel Registered Nurse in Charlottesville, Virginia. This on-site travel nursing opportunity offers the chance to care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents in a collaborative pediatric critical-care environment supporting complex cardiac and medical cases. Charlottesville is a vibrant, historic community nestled near the Blue Ridge Mountains, offering an appealing blend of outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and small-city charm.

PICU Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Registered Nurse
• Location: Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,220–$2,340
• Contract Duration: 52 weeks
• Start Date: November 23, 2026
• End Date: November 22, 2027
• Schedule: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
• Unit Profile: 25-bed PICU with an average daily census of approximately 23 patients
• Patient Ratios: Typically 1:1 or 1:2, with additional support available for high-acuity assignments
• Weekend Coverage: Three weekend shifts per six-week schedule
• Holiday Coverage: Every other holiday; must work two of the three winter holidays
• Floating: May float within scope to the NICU and Acute Care Pediatrics based on staffing needs

PICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• At least 2 years of recent Registered Nurse (RN) experience in a PICU or comparable pediatric critical-care setting
• Current Registered Nurse license; Virginia license pending may be accepted if obtained by the required pre-start deadline
• Current BLS and PALS certifications
• Recent Epic electronic health record (EHR) charting experience
• Experience caring for pediatric cardiac and medical critical-care patients
• Pediatric cardiac experience preferred
• Trauma Level I experience preferred
• BSN preferred
• Ability to provide professional references and complete required credentialing documentation
• Willingness to work nights, weekends, holidays, and float within the nurse’s scope of practice as needed

Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with complex medical and surgical conditions
• Manage pediatric cardiac patients, including those with congenital heart disease, post-operative repairs, ventricular assist devices, and transplant-related care
• Care for patients with diagnoses such as traumatic brain injury, respiratory infections, diabetic ketoacidosis, seizures, trauma, and post-operative orthopedic, neurologic, liver, or kidney transplant conditions
• Perform continuous hemodynamic, telemetry, intracranial pressure, and central venous pressure monitoring
• Care for ventilated patients and manage acute airways, tracheostomies, BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, suctioning, and end-tidal CO2 monitoring
• Administer and monitor continuous sedation, IV vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, anti-seizure medications, blood products, TPN, and other critical-care therapies
• Manage arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, ports, chest tubes, gastric tubes, urinary catheters, and external ventricular drains
• Support advanced therapies and equipment, including ECMO, VADs, CRRT, and peritoneal dialysis as applicable
• Interpret arterial blood gases and dysrhythmias, perform pediatric dosage calculations, and respond rapidly to changes in patient condition
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rapid response teams, IV services, rehabilitation, social services, radiology, and other interdisciplinary partners

Apply now for this PICU Travel Registered Nurse contract and join a high-acuity pediatric critical-care team in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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.