- Specialty
- CVICU
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Rotating
- Hours
- 36/week
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start
- 12/21/2026
Job description
Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Pediatrics CVICU for a travel nursing job in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Pediatrics CVICU
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/21/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, rotating
- Employment Type: Travel
Pediatric CVICU RN – Travel Assignment
Shift: Rotating | 36 hrs/week
Shift Times: 6:45 AM–6:45 PM / 6:45 PM–6:45 AM
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
Facility
- 247 licensed beds
- Level I Pediatric Trauma Center
- Teaching Hospital
- Chest Pain Center
- Certified Stroke Center
- Congenital Cardiology ranked #7 by U.S. News & World Report
Unit
- 20-bed Pediatric CVICU
- High-acuity patients ages 0–18
- RN ratios: 2:1, 1:1, or 1:2, depending on acuity
- First-time travelers accepted
- Must have 2+ years of Pediatric Cardiac ICU experience in a similar-acuity facility
Patient Population
- Congenital heart conditions
- Post-op cardiac surgery
- Pre- and post-transplant patients
- Post-cath lab patients
- VAD patients
- ECMO
- Impella
- Dialysis
- Aquadex/Renal Replacement Therapy
Required Experience & Skills
- Fresh open-heart post-op experience
- Pediatric cardiac ICU experience
- Transplant experience
- Experience with ECMO, Impella, and Aquadex
- EPIC experience required
- Ability to float to PICU, NICU, and General Pediatrics as needed
Required Certifications
- BLS
- PALS
- NIHSS
Support
- Unit Secretary every shift
- Health Care Tech daily
- Charge Nurse
- Resource Nurse
- IV/VAT Team
- Respiratory Therapy 24/7
- Cardiologist 24/7
- Intensivist 24/7
- In-house phlebotomy
Scheduling
- Every other weekend or fewer as needed
- Weekend rotation: Friday/Saturday/Sunday
- Holiday requirement: 75% of holidays / every other holiday
- Call required based on unit needs
- RTO requires manager approval
- Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks
Other Details
- EMR: EPIC
- IV Pumps: Alaris
- Medication Dispensing: Omnicell
- Monitors: Philips
- Scrubs: Navy
- Free parking
- Radius rule: Traveler's permanent address must be 50+ miles from the facility
- Strong unit culture focused on teamwork, trust, and accountability
About Care Career
Care Career brings together a portfolio of leading healthcare staffing organizations, each delivering specialized talent solutions across the industry. Wherever you want to go, We Make It Happen.
With travel nursing jobs across the country, you can discover the possibilities that create the lifestyle and financial position that you have dreamed of.
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits