Critical Care - CVICU APP

CHOC Children's; California; In loco; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

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Paid night call

Full benefits

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CHOC Specialists in California seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) for the Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU). The APP will function as a clinical expert in pediatric cardiac care, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team within a family-centered environment.

Requires California license and board certification with at least two years of pediatric CVICU nursing experience and at least one year of NP/PA practice in pediatrics.

Competenze

• Must hold California license and board certification as NP or PA.
• Minimum two years of bedside nursing in pediatric cardiovascular intensive care.
• At least one year of clinical pediatric NP/PA experience required.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

Mansioni

• Evaluate, diagnose and treat pediatric cardiac ICU patients under attending CVICU physicians.
• Develop and implement care plans and post-operative care in CVICU.
• Collaborate with families in a family-centered care environment.
• Assist in advancing protocols, outcomes and education in the CVICU.

Conoscenze

Pediatric critical care

Communication skills

NP/PA license

Team collaboration

Formazione

California NP/PA license

Board certification in acute/critical care (NP/PA)

Strumenti

ECMO knowledge

Descrizione del lavoro

CHOC Specialists is a private pediatric subspecialty group with 26 pediatric subspecialties. The group practices at Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) which is a premier healthcare system based in Orange County, Calif. CHOC is exclusively committed to the health and well-being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach and research that brings advanced treatment to pediatric patients.

Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA)

Critical Care - CVICU

Pediatric Sub-Specialty Faculty & Rady Children’s Health-Orange County, are seeking an Advance Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) for our Critical Care Division to function within the Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU). With demonstrated expertise in pediatric cardiovascular intensive care, the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will function in an advanced practitioner role as a clinical expert in the management of pediatric cardiac intensive care patients within a family-centered care environment.

Rady Children’s Health-Orange County (RCHOC) is a Level I Trauma Hospital with a new, state of the art, 24 bed , stand alone, CVICU with 4 ECMO rooms.

Salary + Paid Night Call & Full Benefits!

The successful candidate will be a California licensed and certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with at least two years of bedside nursing experience in direct pediatric cardiovascular intensive patient care. The candidate must demonstrate excellent communication skills. At least one year of clinical pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant experience is required.

Under the direction of the attending CVICU attending and practicing within developed standardized procedures and process protocols, the APP will evaluate, diagnose and treat cardiac medical patients as well as pre- and post-operative/catheterization cardiac patients. Central to the role, the APP will assist in developing and implementing plans of care for all patients in the CVICU. The APP functions in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary cardiac team, while also providing consultation and education to patients and their families.

In 2023 CHOC began a unique collaboration with UCLA Health that will enhance access to world-class pediatric cardiac and cardiothoracic care for children and their families across Southern California. Our joint pediatric heart program, led by Dr. Glen Van Arsdell, will become a leading destination for diagnosing and treating the full spectrum of congenital and acquired heart disease. Together, we will help attract the nation’s top experts, while retaining the leading physicians and staff at both of our institutions. We will also partner to advance innovation, research and education.

RCHOC earned the Gold Level CAPE Award from the California Council of Excellence, the only children’s hospital in California to ever earn this distinction, and was awarded Magnet designation, the highest honor bestowed to hospitals for nursing excellence. Recognized for extraordinary commitment to high-quality critical care standards, RCHOC’s CVICU earned the Beacon Award for Excellence in 2022. RCHOC is also an ELSO Platinum Center of Excellence. CHOC opened its new, state-of-the-art 24-bed CVICU in February 2025.

Orange County, California is famous for its warm climate, with average temperatures of over 70 degrees throughout the entire year. Orange County boasts unbeatable entertainment, shopping and attractions, with beautiful beaches, mountains and the desert all within short driving distance.

Rate of pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, education, as well as position requirements.

CHOC Specialists is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, citizenship, national origin, ancestry (including language use restrictions), race, color, religion, religious creed, religious dress or grooming, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military and veteran status.

Rate of pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, education, as well as position requirements.

CHOC Specialists is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, citizenship, national origin, ancestry (including language use restrictions), race, color, religion, religious creed, religious dress or grooming, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military and veteran status.