
Pediatric | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Lubbock, TX
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $49.72
- Weekly
- $1,790
- Yearly (full-time)
- $93,080
- Contract length
- 16 weeks
- Start date
- December 14, 2026
This job pays about $49.72/hour — 8% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Texas ($46.14/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Texas right now
- 2,077 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Texas from 6 agencies, 64 of them in Lubbock.
- Pay in these listings: $18.02 – $163/hour, median $47.87/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Texas: $46.14/hour ($95,971/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($54.90/hour across 525 jobs).
Job description
Pediatric Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – 16-Week Assignment in Lubbock, TX
Explore a pediatric travel nursing job in Lubbock, Texas, providing compassionate care to infants, children, and adolescents on a 35-bed unit in a Level II pediatric trauma setting.
Join a dedicated pediatric care team and make a meaningful difference through this on-site travel nurse assignment. Lubbock is a welcoming West Texas community known for wide-open skies, local arts and music, outdoor recreation, and a relaxed pace of life.
Pediatric Travel Nursing Job Details
- Specialty: Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN)
- Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Location: Lubbock, Texas
- Healthcare Setting: 35-bed pediatric unit in a Level II pediatric trauma setting
- Start Date: December 14, 2026
- End Date: April 5, 2027
- Contract Duration: 16 weeks
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,740–$1,840
- Schedule: Three 12-hour day shifts per week
- Shift Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
- Patient Population: Infants, children, and adolescents
- Typical Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:3–5
- Weekend Coverage: Five weekend shifts during a six-week period
- Call: May be required based on unit census
- Floating: May float within the nurse’s scope of practice
Pediatric Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license; compact license must be in hand at submission when applicable
- At least 1 year of professional nursing experience required
- Pediatric nursing experience preferred
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
- Experience with Epic electronic medical records required
- Clinical knowledge of pediatric medical-surgical nursing, oxygen delivery systems, dysrhythmia monitoring, isolation precautions, and central or implanted line care
- Proficiency with pediatric feedings, including bottle, breast, and gavage feeding, breastfeeding support, and breast milk handling
- Ability to work scheduled weekends and designated holidays as needed
Pediatric RN Responsibilities
- Deliver safe, compassionate, and age-appropriate nursing care to pediatric patients
- Assess patients, develop and update individualized care plans, and evaluate patient outcomes
- Administer medications and treatments while monitoring therapeutic response and adverse reactions
- Monitor respiratory status and manage oxygen delivery systems, including BiPAP and CPAP support as appropriate
- Provide central line and implanted line care using appropriate infection prevention practices
- Recognize and respond to changes in patient condition, including dysrhythmias and other clinical concerns
- Support pediatric nutrition and feeding plans, including bottle, breast, and gavage feedings
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation in Epic
- Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, radiology, social services, interpretation services, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Float to other units within scope of practice and support team needs based on patient census
Apply now for this pediatric travel nurse opportunity in Lubbock, Texas, and join a healthcare team dedicated to high-quality pediatric patient care.
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.
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