Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Mastersofpediatrics; Baltimore (MD); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical system is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for their Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Housed at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, this role offers the opportunity to manage critically ill pediatric patients alongside a caring interdisciplinary team. New graduates with PICU RN experience are encouraged to apply, contributing to high-quality patient care while enjoying comprehensive benefits and support.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Generous tuition support

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Practitioner with Maryland license.
• Completion of Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Minimum 1 year of pediatric nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and treating pediatric patients in collaboration with physicians.
• Coordinating patient care and facilitating communication with healthcare team.
• Integrating research and best practices in patient treatment.

Skills

Pediatric nursing experience

Patient diagnosis

Communication

Education

Master of Science in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Pediatric Acute Care certification

Job description

Job Description

Position: Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Shift: Full-time/Rotating
Location: University of Maryland Medical Center

**New Grads with PICU RN experience welcome to apply**

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) is seeking a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

We offer a comprehensive benefit package, including generous tuition support, and relocation assistance.

The University of Maryland Medical Center is located in downtown Baltimore. We are convenient to many sought after locations; only minutes from Washington D.C. and the Chesapeake Bay, as well a short drive to New York and Philadelphia.

• The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) NP team is composed of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) who provide 7 day/week and rotating night coverage for pediatric critical care patients with a variety of medical and surgical diagnoses including post-operative cardiothoracic surgery and transplant patients.
• The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) is responsible for diagnosing and treating patients in collaboration with physician colleagues.
• The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) provides continuity of patient care by facilitating and coordinating communication between the health care team, the patient, and the patient's family.
• The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) serves as a link, integrating relevant research and best practices.

Company Description

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state's future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System's anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org .

Qualifications

Qualifications

• A Master of Science degree, with completion of an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program. Registered and currently recorded with the Maryland Board of Nursing, and certified as a Nurse Practitioner in the area of specialization. A minimum of one year of pediatric nursing experience is required.
• Physician Assistant applicants must have successfully completed a PA program and obtain a Maryland PA license.
• CRNP Pediatric Acute Care certification required

Additional Information

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Pay Range: $54 - $77

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