American Traveler is hiring a Travel RN for a Pediatrics position on night shift, requiring PALS, NRP, and STABLE certifications in addition to BLS and ACLS. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Sep 30
Shift and hours
Nights, 3x12hrs · Night shift schedule from 7PM to 7AM36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Acute Pediatric unit · Hospital Acute Pediatric unit caring for pediatric and adult female patients over 18 years of agepediatric and adult female patients over 18 years of age
License
RN license Current New Mexico RN license or compact state RN license requiredCurrent New Mexico RN license or compact state RN license
Term
13 weeks · starts Oct 19, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
License
Current New Mexico RN license or compact state RN licenseCurrent New Mexico RN license or compact state RN license requiredCheck your license
Certification
BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, and STABLE certifications via AHABLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, and STABLE certifications required via AHA
Education
Graduate of an accredited Registered Nursing program
Experience
1 year of RN experienceMinimum of 1 year of RN experience required
Also asks
Current knowledge and skills appropriate to the age and type of patient population served
Preferred
Experience
Peds and Med-Surg experiencePeds and Med-Surg experience preferred
What it pays
Against similar roles
In range for New Mexico travel rolesNew Mexico travel postings that state pay run $1,090/week to $2,570/week, the middle half $1,600/week to $2,370/week, across 126 postings.
Travel package
Housing provided
Pay reviews
local rate considerationCandidates must reside within a 50 mile radius for local rate considerationCandidates must reside within a 50 mile radius
Benefits
Top Compensation Packages
Housing Perks
Tax Advantage Plan
Comprehensive Insurance
Weekly Payroll
The role and schedule
Charting
EpicUses Epic EMR
Patients
post-partum mothers, post-op patients, and general med-surg casesPatient population includes post-partum mothers, post-op patients, and general med-surg cases
Floating
floating to L&D and Med-Surg unitsFloating required to L&D and Med-Surg units
Day to day
coordinate and implement individualized patient care plans based on age-specific needs and nursing standardsCoordinates and implements individualized patient care plans based on age-specific needs and nursing standards
Day to day
perform ongoing patient assessments and document timely interventionsPerforms ongoing patient assessments and documents timely interventions
Day to day
perform various point-of-care testing proceduresPerforms various point-of-care testing procedures
Day to day
participate in patient and family education and discharge planningParticipates in patient and family education and discharge planning
Day to day
collaborate with team members and utilize chain of command for issue resolutionCollaborates with team members and utilizes chain of command for issue resolution
on-call required when census is lowOn-call required when census is low
Start
Oct 19, 2026Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
Details
grey scrubs requiredGrey scrubs required as part of dress code
Details
returning CHRISTUS employees must have a 6-month separation period before being eligible for travel assignmentReturning CHRISTUS employees must have a 6-month separation period before being eligible for a travel assignment
American Traveler is hiring a Travel RN for a Pediatrics position on night shift, requiring PALS, NRP, and STABLE certifications in addition to BLS and ACLS.
Details
Acute Pediatric unit caring for pediatric and adult female patients over 18 years of age
Patient population includes post-partum mothers, post-op patients, and general med-surg cases
Night shift schedule from 7PM to 7AM
Weekend rotation required
On-call required when census is low
Floating required to L&D and Med-Surg units
Uses Epic EMR
Requirements
Current New Mexico RN license or compact state RN license required
BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, and STABLE certifications required via AHA
Minimum of 1 year of RN experience required
Graduate of an accredited Registered Nursing program
Peds and Med-Surg experience preferred
Current knowledge and skills appropriate to the age and type of patient population served
Additional Information
Coordinates and implements individualized patient care plans based on age-specific needs and nursing standards
Performs ongoing patient assessments and documents timely interventions
Performs various point-of-care testing procedures
Participates in patient and family education and discharge planning
Collaborates with team members and utilizes chain of command for issue resolution
Grey scrubs required as part of dress code
Candidates must reside within a 50 mile radius for local rate consideration
Returning CHRISTUS employees must have a 6-month separation period before being eligible for a travel assignment
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Agua Fria is the close-in pocket repeatedly pitched to singles, young professionals, families, and retirees: Pueblo Revival, adobe, and Spanish-style homes, a $195,500 median purchase price and $722 median rent, murals, and about 15 minutes to the city center. Historic Eastside is the heritage-walkability core of classic adobe compounds.
Artist–Hyde Park Road—including Bishop’s Lodge and Old Taos Highway—is alpine seclusion (median sale $1,497,500, median age 59.5, 10–20 minutes to the Plaza), not a starter-nurse neighborhood. For 15–20-minute country living, residents name Pojoaque (about $123,600), Nambe, and El Rancho; Niche’s 2026 Santa Fe-area suburb ranking puts Los Alamos and White Rock first and second and Pojoaque third, with Reddit also floating La Mesilla, Chamita, Alcalde, and Velarde.
Getting around+These sources never name hospital campuses, transit lines, or parking. What they do give are drives to the core: Artist–Hyde Park is 10–20 minutes to Santa Fe Plaza; Agua Fria is within about 15 minutes of downtown; Pojoaque, Nambe, and El Rancho are described as 15–20-minute country commutes with groceries, fast food, and restaurants already there. La Cienega sits near the airport and I-25. Reddit commenters suggest La Mesilla, Chamita, Alcalde, and Velarde when they want a less life-consuming drive, while a Pojoaque resident notes you still commute into Santa Fe to do much of anything.
These sources never name hospital campuses, transit lines, or parking. What they do give are drives to the core: Artist–Hyde Park is 10–20 minutes to Santa Fe Plaza; Agua Fria is within about 15 minutes of downtown; Pojoaque, Nambe, and El Rancho are described as 15–20-minute country commutes with groceries, fast food, and restaurants already there.
La Cienega sits near the airport and I-25. Reddit commenters suggest La Mesilla, Chamita, Alcalde, and Velarde when they want a less life-consuming drive, while a Pojoaque resident notes you still commute into Santa Fe to do much of anything.
Outdoors+Dale Ball Trails and Ten Thousand Waves sit off the Artist–Hyde Park mountain side. Romero Park in Agua Fria is the picnic-and-jog park; Kokopelli Rafting Adventures runs regional river trips. Santa Fe National Forest trailheads are about seven miles from downtown; in-town Atalaya Mountain tops 9,000 feet, and the ski area tops 12,000 feet for skiing, sledding, hiking, and mountain biking. White Rock is cited for riverside recreation; Los Alamos reviews lean hard on nature access.
Dale Ball Trails and Ten Thousand Waves sit off the Artist–Hyde Park mountain side. Romero Park in Agua Fria is the picnic-and-jog park; Kokopelli Rafting Adventures runs regional river trips.
Santa Fe National Forest trailheads are about seven miles from downtown; in-town Atalaya Mountain tops 9,000 feet, and the ski area tops 12,000 feet for skiing, sledding, hiking, and mountain biking. White Rock is cited for riverside recreation; Los Alamos reviews lean hard on nature access.
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