Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Oakland. This position provides specialized care to neonates, infants, children, and adolescents in a 23-bed intensive care setting. The role supports complex cardiac and neurological patient care, including ventilator management, hemodynamic monitoring, and post-surgical care.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: California Registered Nurse license in hand; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; five years of pediatric intensive care experience; teaching hospital experience; required COVID-19 vaccination and booster.
- Preferred Qualifications: Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) experience; previous charge experience; Level I trauma experience.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Patient ratios are 1:2 on days, nights, and weekends.
- Care includes mixed neurological and cardiac populations in a Level I trauma setting.
- Clinical responsibilities include ventilator management, airway care, central and arterial line management, continuous renal replacement therapy, external ventricular drain care, intracranial pressure monitoring, procedural sedation, chest tube management, dysrhythmia management, and post-cardiac and post-neurosurgical care.
- Support services include physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, and unit secretary support.
- Weekend coverage is required.
- Orientation includes 24 hours.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
