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Travel Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Registered Nurse – Night Shift Contract in Portland, Oregon

Bring your pediatric critical care expertise to a 13-week travel RN opportunity in Portland, Oregon. This PICU float pool role supports neonates, infants, children, and adolescents across PICU, NICU, intermediate care, acute care, oncology, and surgical units. Join a collaborative pediatric healthcare team while gaining valuable experience across a broad spectrum of patient acuity.

Portland offers an appealing Pacific Northwest lifestyle with beautiful parks, nearby outdoor recreation, walkable neighborhoods, and a vibrant food and arts scene.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Registered Nurse / Pediatric Travel RN
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 3, 2026
• End Date: February 2, 2027
• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
• Shifts: 3 shifts per week; 36 hours per week
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Float Requirement: Float to PICU, NICU, and other pediatric units as needed
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,200–$2,320
• Openings: 4
• Patient Population: Neonates, infants, children, and adolescents

Pediatric Travel RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license eligible to practice in Oregon
• At least 2 years of recent pediatric critical care or PICU nursing experience
• Critical care experience required; experience caring for ventilated patients preferred
• Current BLS, NRP, and PALS certifications
• Recent Epic electronic health record experience required
• Ability to float between pediatric units and provide care across varying acuity levels
• Strong pediatric dosage calculation, assessment, prioritization, and communication skills
• Availability to work at least 2 of the 3 major winter holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
• First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply

PICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate, and evidence-based nursing care to critically ill pediatric and neonatal patients.
• Monitor and manage patients requiring ventilator support, hemodynamic monitoring, ICP monitoring, tracheostomy care, and complex medication administration.
• Recognize and respond to changes in patient condition, including dysrhythmias and other acute clinical concerns.
• Administer blood and blood products, insulin, medications, and pediatric dosage-based therapies according to established protocols.
• Care for patients across PICU, NICU, pediatric intermediate care, acute medical and surgical care, oncology, and pediatric overflow units.
• Support patients with diagnoses spanning cardiology, trauma, neurology, nephrology, oncology, pulmonology, surgery, and other pediatric specialties.
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary partners.
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and care plans in Epic.
• Maintain infection prevention, isolation, PPE, urinary catheter, and other essential patient-care practices.
• Provide reliable coverage for assigned night shifts, weekends, and required holiday scheduling.

Apply now to join this pediatric travel nursing contract in Portland, Oregon, and bring your PICU expertise to a collaborative float pool team.

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.