Pediatric Cardiac ICU Registered Nurse

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services is seeking a Registered Nurse for a Pediatric Cardiac Surgery/Heart Transplant ICU. The role involves delivering specialized nursing care to infants and children post-surgery in a high-acuity ICU, with emphasis on family-centered approaches.

Responsibilities include continuous monitoring, ventilator management, and coordination with a multidisciplinary team to support optimal outcomes and adherence to evidence-based practices.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure in Minnesota.
• Strong critical care skills for pediatric patients.
• Experience with ventilators and infusion therapy.
• Compassionate communication and family-centered care approach.

Responsibilities

• Deliver post-operative and post-transplant nursing care.
• Perform continuous cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring.
• Manage ventilator support and medication/infusion therapies.
• Coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team.
• Support evidence-based practice and professional development.

Skills

RN licensure

Pediatric ICU critical care

Ventilators & infusion therapy

Family-centered care

Job description

Registered Nurse – Pediatric Cardiac Surgery/Heart Transplant ICU

Provide complex, family-centered care for infants and children in a high-acuity ICU setting following cardiac surgery and heart transplant.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver post-operative and post-transplant nursing care
• Perform continuous cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring
• Manage ventilator support and medication/infusion therapies
• Coordinate care with a multidisciplinary team
• Support evidence-based practice and professional development

Qualifications/skills

• Current RN licensure
• Strong critical care skills for complex pediatric patients
• Ability to manage complex physiologic monitoring, ventilators, and infusion therapies
• Compassionate communication and strong family-centered care approach