Travel Nurse RN - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Des Moines, IA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Location: Des Moines, IA Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details) Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: ASAP

Travel Nurse Source  is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified PICU RN in Des Moines, Iowa, 50309!

Registered Nurse (RN) – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) – Nights

Des Moines, IA | Acute Care / Pediatric Intensive Care

Contract | Night Shift | Onsite

• Provide direct nursing care to critically ill or injured infants, children, and adolescents in a 12-bed, all private-room Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Monitor patients efficiently using state-of-the-art equipment, including ventilators, high-flow oxygen systems, and IV/feeding pumps
• Collaborate with a pediatric critical care physician-led team to deliver patient- and family-centered care
• Float to NICU (caring for "feeders and growers" level patients), General Pediatrics, and ED patient holds as needed — willingness to float is required
• Participate in holiday coverage as required; contractors are expected to work 1–2 of the upcoming Summer holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day) unless the unit is closed
• Document and manage patient care using the EPIC EMR system

• Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license at time of submission
• Minimum 24 months of current PICU / Pediatric Intensive Care Unit experience
• BLS certification (AHA or ARC) required
• PALS certification (AHA) required
• Proficiency with EPIC EMR required
• Willingness and ability to float to NICU, General Pediatrics, and ED patient holds as needed
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible (based on driver's license)

• Experience with ventilators and high-flow oxygen equipment
• Experience with Alaris IV pumps and feeding pumps
• Professional reference from a charge nurse, supervisor, nurse manager, director, CNO, or COO within the past 24 months
• PICU-specific skills checklist completed and on file

• Work in a modern, purpose-built PICU featuring all private rooms, family consultation spaces, and state-of-the-art ceiling boom equipment designed to support efficient, high-quality pediatric critical care
• Join a mission-driven, family-centered care environment where nurses play a central role in the healing and recovery of pediatric patients

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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