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PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care (RN)

Assignment13 weeks
ShiftDays/Nights
Experience24+ mos
PostedOct 14
✓You’ll need
Licensure
✓Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license
✓Active Iowa or compact license verification
Certifications
✓BLS certification (AHA or American Red Cross)
✓PALS certification (AHA)
Qualifications
✓Minimum 24 months of current PICU experience
✓EPIC experience
✓Updated resume showing at least 24 months of current PICU experience
✓Must be willing to float to:
✓NICU (lower-acuity babies, feeders and growers)
✓General Pediatrics
✓Emergency Department (ED) for patient holds
✓PICU-specific skills checklist
✓Driver’s license (required to verify residency distance)
✓Location Restrictions
✓No local candidates
✓Must live at least 50 miles from the facility, based on driver's license
✓Former UPH employees who worked as FTEs or PRN float-pool staff within the past 12 months are ineligible for travel assignments in another UPH market
✓Former UPH travel nurses are exempt from this separation policy
✓Holiday Requirements
✓Must work 1–2 of the 3 summer holidays, unless the unit is closed:
✓Memorial Day
✓Independence Day
✓Labor Day
✓Holiday pay: 1.15× multiplier
✓Additional Pay
✓On-call: $9/hour
✓Call-back: 1.5× multiplier, with a 2-hour minimum
✓Charge/preceptor pay: $6/hour
✓36–40 hours/week: OT billable after 40 hours
✓48-hour weeks: OT billable after 48 hours
✓Department Details
✓PICU is a 12-bed unit with private rooms
✓Cares for critically ill or injured infants, children, and teenagers
✓Nurses may float to the NICU, but assignments are generally lower acuity rather than the sickest or smallest babies
✓Floating to other departments is mandatory when needed
Ventilator experience preferred
High-flow oxygen experience preferred
Alaris IV pump experience preferred
Feeding pump experience preferred
Professional reference from the past 24 months is preferred

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Pay for this position
$2,602/wk
Iowa ICU RN contractsmedian $2,354/wk
$1,900/wk11% above the Iowa median$3,400/wk
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✓You’ll need
Licensure
✓Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license
✓Active Iowa or compact license verification
Certifications
✓BLS certification (AHA or American Red Cross)
✓PALS certification (AHA)
Qualifications
✓Minimum 24 months of current PICU experience
✓EPIC experience
✓Updated resume showing at least 24 months of current PICU experience
✓Must be willing to float to:
✓NICU (lower-acuity babies, feeders and growers)
✓General Pediatrics
✓Emergency Department (ED) for patient holds
✓PICU-specific skills checklist
✓Driver’s license (required to verify residency distance)
✓Location Restrictions
✓No local candidates
✓Must live at least 50 miles from the facility, based on driver's license
✓Former UPH employees who worked as FTEs or PRN float-pool staff within the past 12 months are ineligible for travel assignments in another UPH market
✓Former UPH travel nurses are exempt from this separation policy
✓Holiday Requirements
✓Must work 1–2 of the 3 summer holidays, unless the unit is closed:
✓Memorial Day
✓Independence Day
✓Labor Day
✓Holiday pay: 1.15× multiplier
✓Additional Pay
✓On-call: $9/hour
✓Call-back: 1.5× multiplier, with a 2-hour minimum
✓Charge/preceptor pay: $6/hour
✓36–40 hours/week: OT billable after 40 hours
✓48-hour weeks: OT billable after 48 hours
✓Department Details
✓PICU is a 12-bed unit with private rooms
✓Cares for critically ill or injured infants, children, and teenagers
✓Nurses may float to the NICU, but assignments are generally lower acuity rather than the sickest or smallest babies
✓Floating to other departments is mandatory when needed
Ventilator experience preferred
High-flow oxygen experience preferred
Alaris IV pump experience preferred
Feeding pump experience preferred
Professional reference from the past 24 months is preferred
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Specialty: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) RN

Nights, Friday–Sunday

3 × 12-hour shifts (36 hours/week) Weekend Requirement: Every 4th weekend (confirm, as the schedule also lists Fri–Sun nights) Call: Minimal, as needed EMR: EPIC Interview: Phone call/text from a 405 area code Orientation Dates: October 26, November 9, November 23, December 7. Earlier starts prioritized. Required Qualifications Minimum 24 months of current PICU experience Must be willing to float to: NICU (lower-acuity babies, feeders and growers) General Pediatrics Emergency Department (ED) for patient holds Active Iowa RN license or compact/multistate license BLS certification (AHA or American Red Cross) PALS certification (AHA) EPIC experience Preferred Skills Ventilator experience High-flow oxygen experience Alaris IV pump experience Feeding pump experience Required Submission Documents Updated resume showing at least 24 months of current PICU experience PICU-specific skills checklist Active Iowa or compact license verification Driver’s license (required to verify residency distance) BLS certification PALS certification Professional reference from the past 24 months is preferred Location Restrictions No local candidates.

Must live at least 50 miles from the facility, based on driver's license. Former UPH employees who worked as FTEs or PRN float-pool staff within the past 12 months are ineligible for travel assignments in another UPH market. Former UPH travel nurses are exempt from this separation policy.

Holiday Requirements Must work 1–2 of the 3 summer holidays , unless the unit is closed: Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Holiday

1.15× multiplier Additional Pay On-call: $9/hour Call-back: 1.5× multiplier, with a 2-hour minimum Charge/preceptor

$6/hour Overtime billing: 36–40 hours/week: OT billable after 40 hours 48-hour weeks: OT billable after 48 hours Department Details PICU is a 12-bed unit with private rooms. Cares for critically ill or injured infants, children, and teenagers. Nurses may float to the NICU, but assignments are generally lower acuity rather than the sickest or smallest babies.

Floating to other departments is mandatory when needed.