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PICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Pediatric Intensive Care Travel Contract in New Haven, CT

Join a 10-week PICU travel nursing contract in New Haven, Connecticut, and make a meaningful impact caring for critically ill children. This Pediatric Intensive Care Unit assignment offers the opportunity to work in a high-acuity pediatric critical care environment with an average 1:2 patient ratio, a collaborative interdisciplinary team, and exposure to complex cardiac, respiratory, neurologic, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, trauma, and transplant-related conditions. New Haven is a vibrant, walkable coastal city known for its historic character, renowned arts and food scene, and convenient access to beaches, Boston, and New York City.

PICU Travel Nurse Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,470–$2,600
• Travel Nursing Assignment Length: 10 weeks
• Start Date: November 6, 2026
• Nursing Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Hours: 36 hours per week with guaranteed hours
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend; approximately 6 weekend shifts during the contract
• Call: Not required
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1 PICU nurse to 2 patients
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: 21-bed PICU with an average daily census of 18
• Patient Population: Pediatric patients from birth through young adulthood
• Charting: Electronic medical record
• Orientation: 24 hours
• Floating: May be required to pediatric units within the nurse’s scope of practice

PICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• At least 3 years of recent Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Experience in a Level I Trauma Center required
• Current Registered Nurse license in Connecticut; a pending Connecticut RN license may be considered
• Current BLS and PALS certifications
• Experience caring for patients with complex cardiac critical care needs
• CRRT and ECMO experience or certification preferred
• Ability to provide safe, effective pediatric nursing care while floating to pediatric emergency, neonatal, inpatient pediatric, and pediatric behavioral health settings as needed
• Flu vaccination required

Pediatric Critical Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill pediatric patients with complex and multisystem diagnoses.
• Monitor and manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation, high-flow oxygen, noninvasive ventilation, continuous sedation, vasoactive infusions, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring.
• Care for patients before and after cardiac surgery, cardiac catheterization, neurosurgery, pacemaker insertion, transplantation, and other high-acuity procedures.
• Manage arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, implanted ports, chest tubes, EVDs, ventricular assist devices, tracheostomies, gastric tubes, and urinary catheters.
• Perform and interpret clinical assessments, dysrhythmia monitoring, arterial blood gases, and changes in intracranial or cardiovascular status.
• Support patients receiving CRRT, ECMO, peritoneal dialysis, TPN, blood products, and complex medication therapies.
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rehabilitation, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Float to other pediatric care areas when needed and accept assignments consistent with PICU nursing competencies and scope of practice.
• Promote a safe, respectful, family-centered care environment for children and their caregivers.

Apply now for this PICU Registered Nurse travel contract in New Haven, Connecticut, and advance your pediatric critical care nursing career.

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.