
PICU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $71.67
- Weekly
- $2,580
- Yearly (full-time)
- $134,160
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- 10/12/2026
This job pays about $71.67/hour — 59% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Georgia ($44.98/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 Georgia right now
- 1,478 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Georgia from 6 agencies, 617 of them in Atlanta.
- Pay in these listings: $20.45 – $105/hour, median $51.50/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Georgia: $44.98/hour ($93,558/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: MAS Medical Staffing ($85.00/hour across 11 jobs).
Job description
Travel PICU Registered Nurse – Pediatric Critical Care Job in Atlanta, GA 30342
Join a dynamic pediatric critical care team as a PICU Registered Nurse in Atlanta, Georgia. This travel RN opportunity offers the chance to care for medically complex infants, children, and adolescents in a high-acuity Pediatric Intensive Care Unit environment while supporting multiple ICU settings. Located on Atlanta’s desirable north side, this role offers access to great dining, parks, shopping, and the energy of one of the Southeast’s most vibrant cities.
Job Details
- Employment Type: Travel Nursing
- Specialty: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) / Pediatric Critical Care
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia 30342
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Shift: 12-hour night shifts
- Shifts Per Week: 3
- Weekly Hours: 36
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,580 - $2,720
- Start Date: 10/12/2026
- Setting: Pediatric critical care float pool
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Holiday Requirement: Must be available to work either Thanksgiving or Christmas rotation
Job Requirements
- Active Georgia RN license or compact RN license in hand at time of submission
- Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience required; 2 years of pediatric ICU or pediatric CICU experience preferred
- Level I trauma facility experience required
- BLS and PALS required
- Experience with pediatric critical care patients, including ventilators, vasoactive drips, and ICU medications
- Comfort working with a 1:2 patient ratio
- BSN preferred, but not required
- Epic EMR experience preferred
- First-time travelers accepted if experience aligns with the needs of the role
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality nursing care to critically ill pediatric patients across ICU settings
- Monitor and assess infants, children, and adolescents with complex medical needs
- Administer and titrate ICU medications, drips, and vasopressors as indicated
- Support ventilator management, including use of Servo ventilators across ICUs
- Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members to promote safe, coordinated care
- Float between NICU, TICU, PICU, CICU, and general care areas as needed based on staffing
- Maintain excellent documentation and follow unit standards, protocols, and safety practices
- Participate in weekend and holiday coverage in accordance with scheduling needs
Apply now to pursue this exciting Atlanta healthcare job and bring your pediatric critical care expertise to a supportive travel nursing 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.
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