Job Description

Job Description

LanceSoft is seeking a travel nurse RN PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Denver, Colorado.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 02/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Position Overview

Denver Health is seeking an experienced PICU Charge Registered Nurse to join its Pediatric & PICU team for a 13-week travel assignment. This is a charge role with a hard requirement for prior charge experience and Level II Trauma experience .

This is a combined Pediatric and PICU unit that provides high-acuity care with strong interdisciplinary support.

Unit Details

• Combined Pediatrics & PICU
• 20 Pediatric beds | 8 PICU beds
• Acuity-based assignments
• Ratios:
  • Days/Nights/Weekends: 1:3
  • New trauma patients: 1:1 , transitioning to 1:2
• You will not care for 3 ventilated patients simultaneously
• Shared Charge Nurse model

Schedule & Requirements

• Shift: Nights (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
• Weekends: Required (up to every weekend)
• On-Call: Yes – 1 mandatory on-call shift every 4 weeks (rarely used)
• Floating: Yes – Pediatrics, NICU, and Mother/Baby (within scope)
• Orientation: 12 hours (plus modules completed pre-start)

Required Qualifications

• Active CO or Compact RN License
• Minimum 2 years PICU experience
• Prior Charge Nurse experience – REQUIRED (Hard Stop)
• Trauma Level II experience – REQUIRED
• Certifications (AHA only):
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • PALS
• EPIC charting experience

Clinical Skills Required

• Hemodynamic & CVP monitoring
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Ventilator management & advanced respiratory care (HFNC, BiPAP/CPAP, ABGs)
• Central lines, PICCs, arterial lines, ports
• IV insulin, vasopressors, sedation, pediatric medication dosing
• EVDs, VP shunts, lumbar puncture assistance
• Chest tubes, trachs, airway management
• TPN/Lipids, blood product administration
• Infection control & isolation precautions

About LanceSoft

Established in 2000, LanceSoft is a Certified MBE and Woman-Owned organization. Lancesoft Inc. is one of the highest rated companies in the industry. We have been recognized as one of the Largest Staffing firms and ranked in the top 50 fastest Growing Healthcare Staffing firms in 2022. Lancesoft offers short- and long-term contracts, permanent placements, and travel opportunities to credentialed and experienced professionals throughout the United States. We pride ourselves on having industry leading benefits. We understand the importance of partnering with an expert who values your needs, which is why we’re 100% committed to finding you an assignment that best matches your career and lifestyle goals. Our team of experienced career specialists takes the time to understand your needs and match you with the right job Lancesoft has been chosen by Staffing Industry Analysts as one of the Best Staffing Firms to Work for.LanceSoft specializes in providing Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, LPNs/LVNs, Social Workers, Medical Assistants, and Certified Nursing Assistants to work in Acute Care Centers, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Long-Term Care centers, Rehab Facilities, Behavioral Health Centers, Drug & Alcohol Facilities, Home Health & Community Health, Urgent Care Clinics, and many other provider-based facilities.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits

Job Tags

Weekly pay, Long term contract, Permanent employment, Temporary work, Work at office, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work,

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