Local Contract Nurse RN - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care - $61 per hour

Stability Healthcare

Des Moines, IA, 50319, USA

Healthcare
Contract
PICU nurse
Pediatric Intensive Care
Registered Nurse

Our job summary

This position is for a local contract Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Registered Nurse (RN) in Des Moines, Iowa, working 12-hour night shifts for a 13-week duration. The role involves caring for critically ill children and adolescents in a high-acuity, technologically advanced intensive care environment, collaborating closely with healthcare professionals to implement care plans. Benefits include day-one health insurance, PTO accrual, travel bonuses, and guaranteed hours.

Stability Healthcare is seeking a local contract nurse RN PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care for a local contract nursing job in Des Moines, Iowa.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
Discipline: RN
Start Date: 11/10/2025
Duration: 13 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours, nights
Employment Type: Local Contract

Stability Healthcare is looking for a PICU RN contract position in Des Moines, IA. Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nurse jobs involve the treatment of children and adolescents up to age 18 with high-acuity or life-threatening conditions. PICU Nurses should have experience in technologically-advanced intensive care units. Duties include the prioritization and monitoring of patients with high-acuity conditions and working with doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other professionals to implement a plan of care.

*$600 travel bonus *Day 1 health insurance with United Healthcare *PTO plan -- start accruing on day 1, use during contract or cash out at the end! *Guaranteed stipend if facility calls you off *Extra hour bonus -- earn an additional hourly bonus for working over your weekly contracted hours

Stability Job ID #L-787979. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: PICU

About Stability Healthcare

Stability Healthcare was founded in 2009, with the mission of becoming the best Travel Nursing Agency in California. We have been rated one of the top travel nursing agencies and offer our nurses the highest paying travel nursing jobs available. We have access to the best travel assignments from 1000’s of facilities.

You can start the year off in sunny California, spend the Spring in the Colorado Rockies, enjoy the Summer in the Mid-West, experience the change of seasons in Boston and New York, and hit the beaches of Florida in the winter. Our Nurses work in the best hospitals and health systems in the country.

Benefits

Guaranteed Hours
Benefits start day 1

About Stability Healthcare

Stability HealthCare is a premier Per Diem and Travel Nurse Company providing the most qualified Nurses great opportunities throughout the US. We are recognized in the industry, not by our size, but the quality of our professionals, committed service, staff and consultative approach. As a dedicated healthcare professional, you want choices in your profession - choices that suit your lifestyle, your professional goals, and your personal needs. Stability believes that our Customers and Nurses come first! You deserve a healthcare staffing company that delivers on its promises - excellent compensation, personalized service and support every step of the way. If you are a registered nurse interested in Travel, Local Travel or Per Diem Nursing opportunities, Stability has the right assignment for you! To find an Opportunity with Stability and why Stability HealthCare is the best Nursing Agency to meet your goals, please fill out our online Application and a Recruiter will contact you within 24 hours.

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