Travel Registered Nurse - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - Baltimore, MD

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr rotating, 36 hours a week, starting November 16, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,821 a week in all, a taxable rate of $29.37 an hour plus $1,764 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Nurse - Location: unspecified. This role involves providing specialized critical care to pediatric patients from newborn to 21 years old, including those with complex medical conditions such as respiratory failure, metabolic disorders, and multiorgan failure. The position requires a strong clinical background in pediatric intensive care, with a focus on managing continuous infusions, intermittent medications, and complex surgical recoveries.

Job Details

• Certifications and Education Requirements: Valid RN license; BLS; PALS; at least 2 years current experience in Pediatric ICU Level 1 care.
• Schedule: Rotating shifts; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Current RN license, BLS, PALS, 2 years of recent Pediatric ICU Level 1 experience.
• Additional Information: Candidates with previous employment in any Johns Hopkins system facility must be noted on the coversheet and in the work history; a minimum of one year off from Johns Hopkins employment is required before applying as a traveler.
• Responsibilities include managing patients with respiratory failure, metabolic and seizure disorders, ECMO, ventricular assist devices, and performing complex procedures such as surgeries including cardiac, thoracic, transplant, and orthopedic surgeries. The unit operates with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 2:1 or 1:1.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits