Registered Nurse PICU

Location: San Diego, CA

Profession: Registered Nurse - PICU

Posted: 11/13/2025

Salary: $2444.00/weekly

Shift: Rotating

Job Title

  • Registered Nurse - PICU

Location

  • San Diego, CA

Schedule / Job Type

  • Rotating shifts, 3x12 hours (Day and Night shifts)

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide high acuity nursing care in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), managing patients with conditions such as injury, respiratory failure, shock, multi-system failure, poisonings, near drowning, and post-op cardiac and neurosurgical care.
  • Monitor and operate ventilators, multiple monitors including CVP and EKG, and administer medications as prescribed.
  • Float within scope to support unit needs, including potential assignments to NICU and CVPICU.
  • Maintain compliance with hospital policies, documentation standards, and safety protocols.
  • Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional care to critically ill pediatric patients.

Required Qualifications

  • California RN license (or ETA with expected posting date)
  • Minimum of 2 years recent independent PICU experience within the last year
  • BLS and PALS certifications
  • Experience with ventilators, monitors (CVP, EKG)
  • Ability to work flexible days and nights, including holidays (2 out of 3 holidays)
  • Willingness to float within scope and support other units as needed

Preferred Experience / Skills

  • Prior travel nursing experience preferred; first-timers considered with strong PICU background
  • Experience working in a Level 1 trauma and teaching hospital environment
  • Ability to adapt to variable shifts and hospital protocols

Why Join Us

  • Opportunity to work at a nationally recognized children's hospital known for excellence and teaching.
  • Be part of a dedicated, caring team delivering critical pediatric care in a top-ranked facility.
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