Location: Dallas, TX

Start Date: 03-02-2026

End Date: 06-01-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating night shifts, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM (12-hour nights). Specific days vary; weekends and exact schedule to be discussed during interview

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $46 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.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage and provide expert critical care to pediatric patients in the PICU, including post-op and trauma care
• Operate and manage ventilators (HFOV, VDR, Servo) and advanced respiratory support
• Initiate, titrate and monitor vasoactive and inotropic drips (epinephrine, norepinephrine, milrinone, dopamine, dexmedetomidine)
• Perform and care for pressure lines and invasive monitoring (CVP, arterial lines, UAC/UVC) with meticulous line management and dressing changes
• Assist with and perform unit procedures such as Foley insertions, trans-pyloric feeding tube placement, port access, and wound/CVL dressing changes
• Conduct neuro assessments and care for complex trauma patients (EVDs, Codmans) with attention to detail
• Document patient care thoroughly in Meditech and communicate care plans with the interdisciplinary team
• Educate and support families, ensuring compassionate care and clear communication during high-acuity situations

Qualifications

• Active Texas RN license required (temporary licenses will NOT be accepted)
• PALS certification required
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of pediatric critical care experience in a high-acuity setting
• Demonstrated experience with ventilator management and vasoactive drips
• Comfort with complex pediatric postoperative and trauma care, including tracheostomies

Education

• Registered Nurse (RN) — active Texas RN license required (degree not specified in posting)

Knowledge & Skills

• PICU nursing and pediatric critical care expertise
• Ventilator management including HFOV, VDR and Servo ventilators
• Central and arterial line care and monitoring
• Infusion/drip management and titration of vasoactive medications
• Experience with complex trauma care, neuro assessments, EVDs and Codmans
• Postoperative pediatric care including congenital/craniofacial cases and tracheostomies
• Meditech documentation proficiency
• Procedural skills: Foley insertions, trans-pyloric feeding tubes, wound and CVL dressing changes, port access
• Clinical recognition and management of respiratory illnesses, sepsis, and DKA

Benefits

• Guaranteed 36 hours per week for greater schedule stability
• Supportive PICU team that values your skills and growth
• Licensure assistance and support for maintaining certifications
• Travel assignment perks including housing support and travel reimbursement options
• Opportunities for clinical skill development in high-acuity pediatric critical care
• Paid time to complete required onboarding and unit orientation
• Access to continuing education and professional development resources
• A collaborative environment with experienced providers and mentorship

Travel Perks: Explore Dallas, TX

Explore Dallas in your off time: stroll the Dallas Arts District and catch world-class museums, relax at Klyde Warren Park or the Dallas Arboretum, discover unique shops and eateries in Bishop Arts and Deep Ellum, tour the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza for a dose of history, or take a short trip to AT&T Stadium in Arlington or the Fort Worth Stockyards for weekend adventures. Plenty of local dining, live music, parks and urban trails make Dallas a fun base between shifts.

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