PICU Travel Nurse

Travel PICU Nurse in Little Rock, AR

This PICU travel nurse job in Little Rock, Arkansas, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel PICU Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Arkansas Children's Hospital. This role pays $2,267 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule. In this PICU travel nursing job, you will provide patient care in a hospital setting, assess and monitor patient conditions, support urgent interventions, document care accurately, and collaborate with physicians and the clinical care team during fast-moving patient situations.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits.

• Facility:
  Arkansas Children's Hospital
• Location:
  
  Little Rock, AR 72202
• Contract Length: 13 Weeks
• Shift: Nights (3x12)
• EMR System:
  Epic

• 2+ years of recent PICU experience.
• Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Arkansas and national regulatory bodies.

Arkansas Children's Hospital is the center of the only health system in Arkansas devoted entirely to kids — a 336-bed Magnet pediatric hospital in Little Rock that holds nearly every specialized pediatric service in the state under one roof.

• The state's only Level I pediatric trauma center (ACS-verified) and only pediatric burn center, so pediatric ED and trauma nurses take referrals from across Arkansas.
• The state's only Level IV NICU and only PICU (26 beds), plus a 30-bed pediatric CVICU — the deepest neonatal and pediatric critical-care tracks in the state.
• Magnet-recognized (ANCC, 2017) and the teaching home of the UAMS College of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics.
• U.S. News–ranked in several pediatric specialties, among them cardiology and heart surgery, neonatology, pulmonology, and urology.
• One of the 25 largest children's hospitals in the country, with a nationally recognized pediatric transport team feeding the high-acuity units.

• Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
• Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
• Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
• Weekly Direct Deposit
• $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral

Compact license accepted. Arkansas is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, and our team handles endorsement and renewals for you. See the Arkansas Licensing Center →

Little Rock, AR carries the heaviest concentration of hospital work in central Arkansas, with travel assignments most often landing in emergency departments and telemetry units. The capital sits at the junction of I-30 and I-40, with I-430 looping the west side, which keeps commutes short from North Little Rock, Benton, or Bryant; west Little Rock adds newer apartment stock at a longer drive.

Clinton National Airport is ten minutes from downtown, useful for flying home between contracts. Caseloads draw from a wide rural stretch of the state, so patient volume holds through the year rather than swinging with the seasons. The River Market district and the Arkansas River Trail fill quiet evenings close to most housing, and living costs sit well below coastal markets, which lets a contract here stretch.

At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the "Gold Standard" in service—not only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.