Travel Registered Nurse - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - Tucson, AZ

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting December 7, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,763 a week in all, a taxable rate of $31.26 an hour plus $1,638 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse (RN), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) specialty. This position provides comprehensive nursing care to pediatric intensive care patients by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individualized care. The Registered Nurse collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams while supporting safe, evidence-based outcomes in a night-shift acute care environment.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Current, valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice, a temporary or interim Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice, or compact Registered Nurse (RN) licensure; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; minimum of two years of recent Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Registered Nurse (RN) experience; previous travel nursing experience; demonstrated clinical competencies appropriate to the practice area.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree; professional certification; additional related education or experience.
• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Additional Information: Provides direct patient care, coordinates and delegates activities of the healthcare team, supervises licensed and non-licensed personnel as assigned, documents patient assessments and interventions, participates in patient and staff education, and supports quality improvement activities. Floating to other pediatric areas to accept appropriate assignments is required. The role involves frequent standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, stretching, patient transfers, and use of standard precautions when exposure to blood or bodily fluids is possible.
• Assignment Dates: 12/07/2026–03/06/2027.

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