Travel Pediatric Stepdown Registered Nurse

Honor Vet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN Pediatric PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Chicago, Illinois.

• Specialty:
  Pediatric PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  ASAP
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Registered Nurse (RN) – PICU / Pediatric Stepdown

Location:

Chicago, IL

Contract Length: 13 Weeks

Start Date:

02/02/2026

Shift: Night Shift | 4x12s (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)

• Deliver high-quality nursing care to PICU-level pediatric stepdown patients
• Manage ventilators, tracheostomies, and G-tubes
• Perform comprehensive assessments and respond to changes in patient condition
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including Respiratory Therapy, PT, Pharmacy, and Social Services
• Accurately document care using Meditech
• Float within scope as required

• Minimum 2 years RN experience (required)
• PICU or Pediatric Stepdown experience (preferred)
• Travel experience required (no first-time travelers)
• Patient ratio experience: 1:4 (required)

• Active Illinois RN License REQUIRED at submission
• Compact RN licenses not accepted in Illinois

• BLS
• PALS

• Care of ventilated pediatric patients
• Tracheostomy care
• Gastrostomy tube management
• Management of chronic ventilators
• Meditech charting experience (required)

Honor Vet Technologies Job  #. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title:
Registered Nurse/PICU

Honor Vet Technologies:
Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes

Founded in 2015, Honor Vet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
. Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.

As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency
, we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.

At Honor Vet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.

• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Dental benefits
• Guaranteed Hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• Bereavement
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus