Night-Shift PICU Acute Care Pediatric NP

150 Shriners Hospitals for Children; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children's Texas is seeking a full-time Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to join our inpatient and PICU team in Galveston. The NP will cover overnight shifts from 6:00 p.m.

to 7:00 a.m., managing care across service lines including Burn, Orthopedics, Spine, and Cleft Lip & Palate. The role focuses on high-acuity pediatric patients in a 15-bed PICU, with autonomy under established protocols and collaboration with intensivists for escalation.

Qualifications

• MSN or DNP from an accredited NP program.
• CPNP-AC or equivalent certification.
• Current, unrestricted RN and APRN licenses in the state of practice.
• Pediatric inpatient or PICU experience preferred.
• DEA eligibility.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers and PALS certification.
• Credentialing and privileging by medical staff.
• Ability to work independently overnight with strong communication and critical-thinking skills.
• Demonstrated pediatric assessment and care management expertise.
• Burn or surgical patient populations experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous overnight clinical management for inpatient and PICU patients across all service lines.
• Perform urgent assessments, overnight admissions, and care escalation as needed.
• Execute core PICU bedside procedures and wound/dressing care based on privileges.
• Assist with sedation when required.
• Serve as the primary in-house clinician overnight, with autonomy under protocols.
• Support transitions of care through high-quality hand-offs to day teams.
• Document overnight events informing daily multidisciplinary rounds.

Skills

RN license

APRN license

DEA eligibility

BLS for HCP

PALS

Critical-thinking

Communication

Education

MSN or DNP

CPNP-AC certification

Job description

Shriners Children's Texas is seeking a full-time Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to join our inpatient and PICU team in Galveston. The NP will cover overnight shifts from 6:00 p.m.

to 7:00 a.m., managing care across service lines including Burn, Orthopedics, Spine, and Cleft Lip & Palate. The role focuses on high-acuity pediatric patients in a 15-bed PICU, with autonomy under established protocols and collaboration with intensivists for escalation.