American Traveler is hiring a PICU RN for a night shift position requiring 2 years of pediatric critical care experience and PALS certification. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Oct 3
Shift and hours
Nights · 3x12-hour shifts · 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-7:30) Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-7:30)36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) · Hospital Pediatric critical care patient population including ENT, general surgery, ortho, and pre/post-op casesPediatric critical care including ENT, general surgery, ortho, and pre/post-op cases
License
RN license Active WA or compact RN license required in hand at time of considerationActive WA or compact RN license in hand at time of consideration
Term
13 weeks · starts Nov 16, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
License
Active WA or compact RN license in hand at time of considerationActive WA or compact RN license required in hand at time of considerationCheck your license
Certification
BLS certificationBLS and PALS certifications required
Certification
PALS certification
Experience
2 years of PICU experienceMinimum 2 years of PICU experience required
Experience
Breathing treatments, chest tube setup/care, CPAP/BiPAP, high frequency vents, oscillators, procedural sedation, and RSI drugsExperience with breathing treatments, chest tube setup/care, CPAP/BiPAP, high frequency vents, oscillators, procedural sedation, and RSI drugs
Experience
Trach care and ventilator managementExperience with trach care and ventilator management
Experience
Administering blood and blood productsExperience administering blood and blood products
Experience
CVP monitoring and obtaining 12 lead EKGsExperience with CVP monitoring and obtaining 12 lead EKGs
Experience
Drains, epidural pumps, PCA pumps, PICC/central lines, port-a-cath/vascular access, syringe pumps, traction/halo/pin care, triple lumen catheters, and wound vacExperience with drains, epidural pumps, PCA pumps, PICC/central lines, port-a-cath/vascular access, syringe pumps, traction/halo/pin care, triple lumen catheters, and wound vac
Also asks
2 supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty/setting2 supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty/setting required
Also asks
Full SSN and DOBFull SSN and DOB required for consideration
Preferred
Certification
NRP certificationNRP and CRRT certifications preferred
In range for Washington travel rolesWashington travel postings that state pay run $1,870/week to $2,780/week, the middle half $2,090/week to $2,560/week, across 98 postings.
Travel package
Housing provided
Pay reviews
Lower bill rate for candidates residing within 50 milesCandidates residing within 50 miles may be accepted at a lower bill rate
Benefits
Top Compensation Packages
Housing Perks
Tax Advantage Plan
Comprehensive Insurance
The role and schedule
Charting
Epic
Floating
Floating to NICU or other units within skill setFloating required to NICU or other units within skill set
Day to day
Provide critical care nursing to pediatric patients requiring specialized respiratory, cardiovascular, and procedural supportProvide critical care nursing to pediatric patients requiring specialized respiratory, cardiovascular, and procedural support
Hours stated
19:00-7:30
Weekends
Every other weekendEvery other weekend required
Start
Nov 16, 2026Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
Holidays
3 of 5 holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)Must commit to working 3 of 5 holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
Travel
Float between sister facilities near contracted locationTravelers may be expected to float between sister facilities near the contracted location
Details
Orientation provided for floating assignmentsOrientation provided for floating assignments
Details
RTO requests submitted upfront with limited flexibility after offerRTO requests should be submitted upfront, with limited flexibility for additional time off after offer
Details
Former Providence permanent staff eligible after 3-month separation if residing outside 50-mile radiusFormer Providence permanent staff may return as travelers after a 3-month separation period, provided they reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
Support on this unit
Nurse to patient
1:2<li>Patient ratio of 1:2</li> <li>Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-7:30)</li> <li>Every other weekend required</li> <li>Floating requistated in this posting
American Traveler is hiring a PICU RN for a night shift position requiring 2 years of pediatric critical care experience and PALS certification.
Details
Work in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Pediatric critical care patient population including ENT, general surgery, ortho, and pre/post-op cases
Patient ratio of 1:2
Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-7:30)
Every other weekend required
Floating required to NICU or other units within skill set
Epic EMR experience preferred
Requirements
Active WA or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
Minimum 2 years of PICU experience required
BLS and PALS certifications required
NRP and CRRT certifications preferred
Previous charge experience preferred
Experience with breathing treatments, chest tube setup/care, CPAP/BiPAP, high frequency vents, oscillators, procedural sedation, and RSI drugs
Experience with trach care and ventilator management
Experience administering blood and blood products
Experience with CVP monitoring and obtaining 12 lead EKGs
Experience with drains, epidural pumps, PCA pumps, PICC/central lines, port-a-cath/vascular access, syringe pumps, traction/halo/pin care, triple lumen catheters, and wound vac
2 supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty/setting required
Full SSN and DOB required for consideration
Additional Information
Provide critical care nursing to pediatric patients requiring specialized respiratory, cardiovascular, and procedural support
First-time travelers accepted provided they meet experience requirements
Orientation provided for floating assignments
Must commit to working 3 of 5 holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
RTO requests should be submitted upfront, with limited flexibility for additional time off after offer
Former Providence permanent staff may return as travelers after a 3-month separation period, provided they reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
Candidates residing within 50 miles may be accepted at a lower bill rate
Travelers may be expected to float between sister facilities near the contracted location
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West Seattle is the named small-town-in-the-city pick: three commercial junctions along California Avenue Southwest, Alki Beach, a Sunday farmers market, bars, and a movie theater, plus 10–30 minute downtown drives. Shoreline, its own city just north of the line and now on light rail, buys three-bed/two-bath houses with yards and garages and a 20–25 minute rail ride downtown—more space than a Seattle condo at the same budget.
Columbia City (craftsman homes, food, light rail), Ballard (restaurants, long-term Seattle character), Belltown and South Lake Union (condos, nightlife) are the in-city young-professional patterns; Wilburton and West Bellevue plus Grass Lawn in Redmond are the Eastside family/tech bases. Kent, Renton, and Lynnwood are the lower-cost suburbs Reddit names, with the blunt caveat that traffic will suck.
Getting around+Sources map downtown and Eastside access, not hospital parking: Sounder from Kent Station is just under 30 minutes to King Street Station, then light rail deeper into the city, with I-5 and SR 167 HOT lanes for drivers. Issaquah is about 30 minutes via I-90 HOV, with downtown Issaquah train parking that includes EV chargers and bike lockers; SeaTac’s Angle Lake station plus RapidRide (every 10 minutes at peak, 15 off-peak) runs 35 minutes to an hour; Mercer Island express buses can reach Seattle in 20 minutes. West Seattle is 10 minutes off-peak and 30-plus in rush hour over the repaired West Seattle Bridge; Shoreline light rail is 20–25 minutes downtown. By 2025 the north line added Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood stops and Eastside rail served Bellevue–Redmond Technology Center, with I-90 and downtown Redmond extensions expected that year and Federal Way around 2026—yet rush hour can start near 1:30 p.m., a mapped hop can become an hour, and West Seattle to Redmond can take 1.5 hours (Capitol Hill about 45 minutes by car).
Sources map downtown and Eastside access, not hospital parking: Sounder from Kent Station is just under 30 minutes to King Street Station, then light rail deeper into the city, with I-5 and SR 167 HOT lanes for drivers. Issaquah is about 30 minutes via I-90 HOV, with downtown Issaquah train parking that includes EV chargers and bike lockers; SeaTac’s Angle Lake station plus RapidRide (every 10 minutes at peak, 15 off-peak) runs 35 minutes to an hour; Mercer Island express buses can reach Seattle in 20 minutes.
West Seattle is 10 minutes off-peak and 30-plus in rush hour over the repaired West Seattle Bridge; Shoreline light rail is 20–25 minutes downtown. By 2025 the north line added Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood stops and Eastside rail served Bellevue–Redmond Technology Center, with I-90 and downtown Redmond extensions expected that year and Federal Way around 2026—yet rush hour can start near 1:30 p.m., a mapped hop can become an hour, and West Seattle to Redmond can take 1.5 hours (Capitol Hill about 45 minutes by car).
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In-city hiking includes Discovery Park’s North Beach Trail beside a lighthouse, Carkeek Park’s Pipers Creek Trail to Puget Sound views, Seward Park’s Sqebeqsed Trail on Lake Washington, Union Bay Natural Area’s Yesler Swamp, and the 230-acre Washington Park Arboretum. The Burke-Gilman Trail is a nearly 20-mile car-free run from Golden Gardens through Ballard, Fremont, and the University District to Kenmore; Alki Beach and Golden Gardens are the swim-and-sunset parks.
Kayak or SUP from Agua Verde Paddle Club and the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union, Green Lake Boathouse, Seattle Paddle near Seward Park, or Alki and Ballard kayak shops. Weekends go to the Issaquah Alps, Mount Si, Twin Falls, and Rattlesnake Ledge, or a two- to three-hour drive to Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades—plus Bainbridge, Kitsap, and Whidbey by ferry.
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