Travel Nurse RN - Pediatrics - $2,596 per week

GHR Healthcare - Travel Division is seeking a travel nurse RN Pediatrics for a travel nursing job in Seattle, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Pediatrics
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Pediatric Critical Care Float Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Assignment in Seattle, Washington

Apply for a Seattle travel nursing job supporting critically ill neonates through young adults across NICU, PICU, and cardiac PICU environments. This on-site pediatric critical care travel assignment offers the opportunity to care for medically complex patients in a collaborative, teaching environment at a Level I trauma facility while expanding your experience across multiple pediatric intensive care units. Located in Seattle, Washington, the area offers easy access to waterfront views, outdoor recreation, vibrant neighborhoods, and cultural attractions throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Assignment Type: Pediatric critical care travel nursing assignment
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,310–$2,440
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• Assignment End Date: February 15, 2027
• Schedule: 36 hours per week; three 12-hour shifts
• Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
• Shift Options: Days, 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; nights, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
• Scheduling: Rotating day and night assignments based on unit needs, including weekend coverage
• Patient Population: Neonates, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21
• Patient Ratios: Typically 1:1 to 1:2
• Orientation: Approximately 72 hours, including orientation to the PICU, cardiac PICU, and NICU
• Charting: Electronic medical record experience preferred

Pediatric Critical Care RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Washington or a compact state; candidates with a pending Washington license must be eligible and willing to obtain the required license before the start date
• Minimum of 2 years of applicable pediatric critical care nursing experience
• Formal PICU and cardiac PICU experience required
• NICU experience or formal NICU training required; Level III or Level IV NICU experience strongly preferred
• Experience caring for postoperative cardiac patients, including open-chest patients, congenital heart disease, ventilated patients, and hemodynamically unstable patients
• Current BLS and PALS certifications
• Ability to float between NICU, PICU, and cardiac PICU while practicing within scope and adapting to changing unit needs
• Strong pediatric dosage-calculation, patient assessment, critical-thinking, and emergency-response skills
• Comfort working rotating shifts, weekends, and assignments across multiple pediatric intensive care units

Pediatric Intensive Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care for critically ill neonates, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults
• Float among NICU, PICU, and cardiac PICU assignments according to staffing and patient-care needs
• Care for patients requiring mechanical ventilation, noninvasive respiratory support, vasoactive medications, continuous sedation, invasive monitoring, and complex airway management
• Manage patients recovering from cardiac, neurological, spinal, abdominal, and other major surgeries
• Monitor and respond to changes in hemodynamic status, neurological status, respiratory function, and cardiac rhythm
• Manage central lines, arterial lines, chest tubes, drains, feeding tubes, tracheostomies, and other specialized pediatric equipment
• Support care involving congenital heart disease, cardiac repairs, ECMO protocols, CRRT, ventricular drains, transplant patients, and complex medical conditions as qualified
• Administer medications, blood products, chemotherapy-related therapies, nutrition, and other treatments in accordance with pediatric safety standards
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, rehabilitation teams, social services, rapid response teams, and families
• Document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and care plans accurately in the electronic medical record
• Participate in rapid response activities, patient education, clinical handoffs, and multidisciplinary rounds

Apply now to join a specialized pediatric critical care float team and advance your travel nursing career in Seattle, Washington.

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.

GHR Healthcare - Travel Division Job ID #528563. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Pediatric

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