Nurse Pediatric Intensive Care

CommonSpirit Health; Henderson (NV); On-site; USD 103,320 - 107,452; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Henderson, NV is seeking an experienced Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse to provide expert, compassionate care for critically ill children and support families through complex care processes.

You will apply the nursing process to deliver evidence-based care, document meticulously, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to optimize outcomes for vulnerable pediatric patients.

Qualifications

• One (1) year acute PICU experience or completion of SRDH specialty training course(s).
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Registered Nurse: NV license.
• American Heart Association certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• OCN certification.
• Quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency post-hire is required.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial patient assessment and reassessments per patient condition and standards.
• Demonstrates critical thinking using the nursing process to identify best care approaches.
• Maintain ability to safely care for the patient population.
• Manage medication administration and IV access per orders.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and care team to support family-centered care.

Skills

PICU experience

NV RN license

BLS

ACLS

PALS

OCN

AHA RQI competency

Education

Graduate of accredited School of Nursing

RN license NV

Bachelor of Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary

As a Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care, you will help critically ill pediatric patients and their families receive expert, compassionate, and life‑saving care so they can achieve the best possible clinical outcomes, recover safely, and experience comfort and support during their most vulnerable moments.

Every day you will employ advanced critical thinking to integrate objective data with the subjective experiences of your patients, applying the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to provide comprehensive, evidence‑based care. You will continually evaluate the quality and effectiveness of your practice, manage complex medication regimens, ensure meticulous documentation, and maintain open communication with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial patient assessment and reassessments as indicated by patient condition, and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
• Demonstrates critical thinking by implementing the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation) and using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems, and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
• Has the physical ability to safely and effectively care for the patient population assigned and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
• Manages medication administration and intravenous (IV) access according to physician’s orders and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.
• Has communication abilities sufficient to promote patient and family centered care by interacting with patients, families, and care‑delivery team in verbal and written form and assures practices comply with human resources, policies/procedures, and professional standards.

Required Qualifications

• One (1) year acute pediatric intensive care experience or successful completion of applicable clinical and didactic SRDH specialty training course(s) or program.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Registered Nurse: NV.
• American Heart Association certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN).
• Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post‑hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years PICU acute care experience.
• Bachelor of Nursing.

Pay Range

$75.01 - $78.01 per hour