Registered Nurse PICU

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Location

Baltimore, MD | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Rotating 3x12-hour shifts (alternating days and nights); 4x12-hour shift schedules may also be considered

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to infant, pediatric, and adolescent patients in a 6-bed PICU setting, managing conditions such as respiratory distress/failure, DKA, seizures, pain management, and sepsis
• Manage patients requiring moderate sedation, continuous drips, arterial lines, central lines, and PICC lines
• Monitor and manage ventilated pediatric patients and acute airways, including BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, and chest tube management
• Perform dysrhythmia interpretation and management, ABG interpretation, and ICP monitoring
• Administer anti-seizure medications, continuous sedation, and IV vasopressors with accurate pediatric dosage calculations
• Float to Pediatrics and Pediatric ED as needed, within scope of practice

Required Qualifications

• Valid Maryland RN license or compact RN license required at time of submission
• Minimum 1 year of PICU experience required
• BLS/BCLS certification required
• PALS certification required
• Basic EKG Exam required
• Proficiency with Cerner electronic health records required
• Local candidates are welcome

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with ICP monitoring and management
• Familiarity with ventilator management and high-flow nasal cannula in a pediatric population
• Comfort with pediatric dosage calculations and IV vasopressor administration
• Prior experience in a pediatric ED or general pediatrics setting

Why Join Us

• Work in a specialized pediatric critical care environment serving a diverse patient population across the infant, pediatric, and adolescent age spectrum
• Structured orientation of approximately 40 hours — including virtual, clinical, and on-unit components — designed to set clinicians up for success