Travel Registered Nurse - PICU

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA

Location 1201 North Lakeline Blvd., Cedar Park, TX, 78613

Date Posted 15 February 2026

Job TypeContractor

Salary$2,004 per week

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA is seeking a travel nurse RN PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Austin, Texas.

Job Description and Requirements

Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
Discipline: RN
Start Date: 03/09/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours, nights
Employment Type: Travel

Position Description

CONTRACT - RN - PICU (645) - 13 WEEKS - 7:00P-7:00A

night shift 1900-0700, 13 weeks, no call, RN, PALS, ACLS

General Comments

Unit Profiles:

The purpose of a unit profile is to help provide an exceptional understanding of the unit. Profiles will include location, number of beds, patient rations, and other unique details to assist recruiting professional in effectively and efficiently identifying highly qualified staff. Below you will find a data collection tool to help you identify essential data needed to complete your profile.

Data Collection:

Unit Information: Pediatric ICU

Location: PICU

Building: North Austin Medical Center- Children’s Hospital

Floor: 1st

Order Detail:

Facility Department Number: 64581

Discipline: PICU

Quantity: 1

Target Start Date: ASAP

Shift: Day 6:45a-7pm

Call Requirements: None

Weekends: 4 weekend shifts per 4 week schedule

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

· Number of Beds – 6

· Number of Staff – 13 total, typically 2 – 3 nurses per shift

· Type of staff:

o Day Shift – 1 charge RN and 1 PICU RN

o Night Shift - 1 charge RN and 1 PICU RN

· Patient Ratios – 2 ICU pts: 1 RN, 1 ICU/2 IMC:1 RN, 1 ICU and 2MS: 1 RN

· Type of equipment – Alaris IV pumps, Vents

· EMR – Meditech

· Permanent Positions on Unit Avaliable? (Y/N) – Yes- day shift

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have: candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

· PALS, BLS

· Previous PICU experience- vents, drips

Preferred or nice to have: candidates with these skills will be considered first.

· NICU experience

· 1-2 years PICU experience

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):

· HFNC/patients with respiratory illnesses

· EMU – seizure monitoring

· Variety of PICU diagnosis, no endocrine service, no ecmo, no trauma services (level 4 trauma)

Best personality Fit:

· Team-player, flexible

· Positive, open for feedback

Dress Code: Include requirements, but most of all not acceptable attire.

· Scrub Color - NAVY

· No artificial nails

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

· (attached)

Awards/Recognition: Feel free to include items such as links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards, reigning annual chili cook-off winners, etc.

· CLABSI/CAUTI free since 2014!

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc. Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent.

Smaller unit with great teamwork and comradery between all staff (RN’s, RT’s, ancillary support, Physicians) and between the peds units.

Jayden Williamson | Healthcare Recruiter | HealthTrust Workforce Solutions | e: Jayden.Williamson@healthtrustws.com | c: 629-253-5233

About HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA

At HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, healthcare is not just about the four walls of a facility but about the people who provide and receive care. Our focus is on empowering healthcare professionals to deliver exceptional patient experiences by providing them with the necessary skills, tools, and support. We partner with healthcare facilities nationwide to ensure that the right professionals are in the right roles. We prioritize our clinicians by giving them a voice and access to opportunities to fulfill their mission of improving lives by providing quality patient care.

We are committed to our core values of Trust, Innovation, Adaptability, Courage, and Accountability. We are dedicated to positively impacting the healthcare industry by providing first-priority access to more than 200,000 jobs nationwide to our healthcare professionals. Join us and be part of the HealthTrust family, where you can make a difference every day.

We embrace our changing environment, and we maintain a culture that has a rich tradition of transforming itself to meet the challenges of the future.

MISSION STATEMENT

While putting great people in the right roles is essential, our mission is far greater. We want our clinicians to be part of the HealthTrust family, where healthcare professionals have a voice and are empowered with the right tools and opportunities to fulfill their personal mission of improving lives. Plus, as a preferred partner to thousands of top-performing hospitals, we provide our healthcare professionals with first-priority access to more than 200,000 jobs nationwide.

Benefits

Dental benefits
Vision benefits
Referral bonus
Continuing Education
Life insurance