Travel Nurse RN - Pediatric CVICU - $3,031 per week in Palo Alto, CA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Pediatric CVICU
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Agency: Cynet Health
Pay: $3,031 per week
Shift Information: Days - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 10/19/2026

About the Position

Job Title: Clinical Nurse II Profession: Nursing Specialty: Pediatric CVICU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Days Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of three years of pediatric CVICU RN experience License: Current RN License Certifications: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification Must-Have: Pediatric experience Description: The Clinical Nurse II is an RN who practices as a full partner on the healthcare team. This role consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse II possesses the knowledge, skills, and attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the job description. The nurse independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to adulthood. This role demonstrates competency in patient and family-centered care, evidence-based practice and research, safety, continuous quality improvement, teamwork, technology/informatics, professionalism, and leadership. The Clinical Nurse II works closely with the inter-professional healthcare team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse II seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals. Compliance with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies is essential. Essential Functions: Patient and Family Centered Care: Recognizes the patient or the patient's designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care. Demonstrates respect for the patient's preferences, values, and needs. Manages more complex patient care assignments appropriate to skill level. Participates in building consensus and resolving conflict in the context of patient care. Demonstrates the ability to see the "big picture". Utilizes clinical experience and historical patient responses to develop and refine practice. Engages in problem solving to address complex issues regarding the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-and family-centered care. Ensures that the systems within the area of practice support patient-centered care. Evidence-Based Practice and Research: Evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences for the delivery of optimal healthcare. Utilizes the evidence-based practice process to generate clinical questions, search, and evaluate evidence. Questions current practice and develops a sense of clinical inquiry. Recognizes and communicates the need for revision of policies and procedures for clinical practice evaluation. Safety: Minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers, and self. Serves as a resource person for safety concerns. Demonstrates skills in problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation. Participates in analyzing errors and designing system improvements.

Requirements

Required for Onboarding

• ACLS
• BLS
• PALS - AHA
• Pharmacology
• Skills Checklist
• Specialty Exam