Registered Nurse – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) | Travel Contract
Location: Oakland, CA 94609
Start Date: September 1, 2026
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Shift: Nights | 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM | 3x12-Hour Shifts
Weekly Pay Range: $2400 - $3000 (DOE)
EMR: Epic
Job Duties:
- Provide specialized nursing care to critically ill neonates, infants, children, and adolescents in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments and continuously monitor changes in patient condition.
- Manage mechanically ventilated patients, including ventilator support, airway management, and respiratory monitoring.
- Administer IV medications, blood products, continuous sedation, vasopressors, TPN, and other critical care therapies.
- Monitor and manage central lines, arterial lines, chest tubes, and other invasive devices.
- Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams during emergencies, procedures, and critical interventions.
- Care for patients with complex neurological, cardiac, trauma, and respiratory conditions.
- Maintain accurate documentation in Epic while following hospital policies and critical care protocols.
- Educate and support patients' families throughout the course of treatment.
- Float to other UCSF facilities as needed based on staffing and patient care requirements.
Requirements:
- Active California RN License required.
- BSN required.
- Current AHA BLS certification required.
- Current PALS certification required.
- Minimum 5 years of recent PICU nursing experience required.
- Teaching hospital experience required.
- Epic experience required.
- Pediatric CVICU experience preferred.
- Previous charge nurse experience preferred.
- Strong experience with ventilators, airway management, hemodynamic monitoring, and pediatric critical care.
- Ability to maintain a 1:2 patient ratio in a high-acuity PICU environment.
Additional Details:
- 13-week travel assignment with 12-hour night shifts.
- Opportunity to work at a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center caring for complex neuro and cardiac patients.
- Collaborative multidisciplinary team including respiratory therapy, radiology, physical therapy, and social services.
- Gain experience in a nationally recognized pediatric critical care environment.
- Local travelers accepted at the same rate as travel candidates.
- Opportunity to expand your pediatric critical care expertise in a high-acuity academic setting.
Pay: $2,400.00 - $3,000.00 per week
Application Question(s):
- Teaching hospital experience required.
- Epic experience required.
- Strong experience with ventilators, airway management, hemodynamic monitoring, and pediatric critical care.
Experience:
- recent PICU nursing: 5 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Active California RN License (Required)
- BLS and PALS certification (Required)
Shift availability:
Work Location: In person
