PICU | Registered Nurse Travel RN – Tacoma, WA

PICU | Registered Nurse | 13-Week Travel RN Contract – Tacoma, WA Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Registered Nurse - Travel Nurse Assignment in Tacoma, Washington

Travel to Tacoma, WA for a rewarding PICU Registered Nurse opportunity in a high-acuity pediatric critical care setting. Tacoma offers a scenic Pacific Northwest setting with access to waterfront views, local dining, and outdoor recreation, making it an appealing place to live and work while advancing your travel nursing career. Join a collaborative healthcare team caring for complex pediatric and cardiac patients while using your ICU nursing skills, clinical judgment, and compassionate bedside care to make a meaningful impact every day.

• Position: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Registered Nurse
• Employment Type: Travel Nursing Assignment
• Location: Tacoma, Washington 98405
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Weekly
  
  Hours:
  
  36 guaranteed hours
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,020 - $2,130
• Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend, unless otherwise arranged
• Floating: May be asked to assist in Med Surg, ED, NICU, helping hand, or sitter roles as needed
• On Call: No on-call requirement; low-census standby may apply
• First-Time Traveler: Accepted

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• BLS and PALS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of PICU nursing experience required
• At least 1 year of PCICU experience required
• Strong experience with pediatric cardiac, respiratory, neuro, medical, and surgical patients
• Experience with ventilator and trach management, suctioning, central line care, chest tubes, drip management, and tube management
• EPIC experience preferred
• ECMO and CRRT experience preferred, but not required
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high-acuity pediatric critical care environment
• Excellent communication, time management, critical thinking, and teamwork skills

• Provide skilled nursing care to predominantly PCICU patients, with the ability to support general PICU patients as needed
• Care for pediatric patients with complex cardiac, respiratory, surgical, medical, and neuro diagnoses
• Monitor and manage patients recovering from surgery, cardiac procedures, trauma, and other critical conditions
• Perform aseptic and sterile procedures, dressing changes, and line care
• Manage ventilators, trachs, suctioning, NG/G/GJ/J tubes, chest tubes, epidurals, PCA pumps, and medication drips
• Support central line dressing changes, central line blood draws, and peripheral lab draws
• Deliver safe, compassionate care while maintaining strong attention to detail and patient safety
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapy and the interdisciplinary care team to support positive outcomes for pediatric patients and families
• Adapt quickly to changing patient needs and provide assistance across assigned float areas when needed

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