Travel Registered Nurse - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - Des Moines, IA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 9, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,455 a week in all, a taxable rate of $28.92 an hour plus $1,414 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse – Des Moines, Iowa. The position provides specialized nursing care to critically ill or injured infants, children, and adolescents in a pediatric intensive care setting. The role requires current pediatric intensive care experience and willingness to support neonatal intensive care and emergency department patient holds when needed.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Current Iowa or compact/multistate registered nurse license at the time of submission; minimum 24 months of current Pediatric Intensive Care Unit experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); electronic medical record experience; willingness to float to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and emergency department patient holds when needed.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with ventilators, high-flow oxygen, Alaris intravenous pumps, and feeding pumps.
• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Additional Information: The position may include care for lower-acuity neonatal patients requiring oxygen or antibiotics. Weekend coverage is required every fourth weekend. The assignment is scheduled from 11/09/2026 through 02/08/2027.

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