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Registered Nurse - PICU

📍 Richmond, virginia · · · 36 hrs/week

NursingUHC-00174203
Candidate pay rate:$60.2/hr ≈ $2,167/wk before stipends Quick apply or call (408) 441-9200

Job description

Registered Nurse - PICU

Start Date: 08-24-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $60.20 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Education

  • Hospital Specifics-
  • ·
  • Certifications:
  • Active Virginia RN license or multi4state compact privilege, PALS, BLS and
  • any additional certifications
  • Hiring
  • profile
  • Requested Skill Set:
  • Must have : Recent bedside PICU experience and strong
  • pediatric assessment skills, ability to recognize deterioration and respond
  • to pediatric emergencies, competency in weight-based medication
  • administration, IV therapy, and family centered care, strong communication,
  • teamwork and prioritization skills
  • Advanced skills needed:
  • Care of pediatric patients requiring mechanical ventilation, high-flow
  • oxygen, and noninvasive respiratory support, management if continuous
  • medication infusions, including sedation and vasoactive medications, central
  • line care and invasive monitoring, experience care for patients with
  • respiratory failure, DKA, sepsis and status epilepticus
  • Procedures performed on unit: Peripheral
  • IV placement, venipuncture, and specimen collection, central line management,
  • urinary catheter and nasogastric/orogastric tube insertion, assistance with
  • intubation, lumbar puncture, and central line placement., emergency
  • stabilization and pediatric resuscitation
  • Certifications Required:
  • BLS/PALS
  • Dress Code : (Required uniform)
  • ·
  • Pediatric friendly
  • Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please attach
  • unit specific policies and guidelines.
  • ·
  • Staffing
  • guidelines available
  • Awards/Recognition: Please include anything that you would
  • like prospective candidates to be aware of, such as, links to videos that
  • feature the department, outstanding department/team awards..
  • ·
  • Women’s and Children’s Services
  • Leadership includes a 2025 Daisy Nurse Leader Award recipient
  • Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your
  • unit for their assignment
  • Commitment to staff development through PICU intensivist led
  • education and cross training opportunities

Apply Now

Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - PICU? Let's get you moving forward!

Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.

Why UHCS

Weekly or bi-weekly pay, medical/dental/vision, a SIMPLE IRA with employer contribution, tests paid on qualifying assignments with payroll deduction available, and one recruiter who stays with you for the whole assignment — reachable after hours. Every placement is credentialed to Joint Commission standards, so your packet is accepted the first time.