Critical Care - PICU APP

CHOC Specialists; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Paid night call

Job summary

CHOC Specialists seeks an experienced, full-time Pediatric Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider to join our inpatient team at CHOC Children’s Hospital in Orange County. Responsibilities include delivering high-level pediatric critical care from birth to young adulthood with rotating night and weekend coverage.

The candidate must be a California-licensed and certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, with strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to care.

Qualifications

• Pediatric critical care experience or strong interest in critical care pediatrics.
• CA license and board certification as NP or PA required.
• Excellent communication and teamwork in a high-acuity setting.

Responsibilities

• Render high-quality care to pediatric critical care patients from birth through young adulthood.
• Inpatient service with rotating night and weekend call obligations.

Skills

Pediatric critical care

Nurse Practitioner

Physician Assistant

Education

CA NP/PA license

Job description

CHOC Children's Specialists, 1201 West La Veta Ave., Orange, California, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Monday, August 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM

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.

Pediatric Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider

Pediatric Sub-Specialty Faculty & Rady Children’s Health-Orange County, are seeking an experienced, fulltime, Pediatric Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider to join our growing team. Responsibilities include providing quality care to pediatric critical care patients from birth to young adulthood. Our service is exclusively inpatient with shared rotating night and weekend call.

Rady Children’s Health-Orange County is a Level I Trauma Hospital with a total of 30 PICU Beds.

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 critical care. The candidate must demonstrate excellent communication skills. At least one year of clinical pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant experience is desired, but not mandatory.

CHOC Specialists, a private pediatric subspecialty group, is composed of more than 425 physicians and advance practice providers within 26 pediatric subspecialties. This group practices at Children’s Hospital of Orange County ( CHOC), a premier healthcare system based in Orange County, Calif. Named one of the best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report (2023-2024), 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. Affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, CHOC’s regional healthcare network includes two state-of-the-art hospitals in Orange and Mission Viejo, several primary and specialty care clinics, a pediatric residency program, and four centers of excellence - The CHOC Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopedic and Hyundai Cancer Institutes.

CHOC 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, CHOC’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is the first in the United States to earn the Beacon Award for Pediatric Critical Care Excellence.

Orange County, California, is famous for its warm climate, with average temperatures of 70 degrees and up throughout most of the year. Orange County boasts unbeatable entertainment, shopping and attractions, and, with the beach, mountains and desert all within short driving distances, there is something for everyone.

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

CHOC Children's Specialists, 1201 West La Veta Ave., Orange, California, United States of America