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

University of Maryland Medical System; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland Medical System seeks a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the PICU team on a full-time basis with rotating scheduling. The unit operates 24/7 and provides state-of-the-art multidisciplinary critical care for young patients with life-threatening conditions.

New grads with PICU RN experience are welcome to apply. The role requires a Master of Science in Acute Care NP or PA, Maryland licensure as an NP or PA, CPR, and ACLS/BCLS as

Qualifications

• MS degree with Acute Care NP or PA training and MD/State licensure.
• CPR certification required.
• ACLS/BCLS as required for inpatient care.
• At least 1 year RN experience.
• Ability to promote professionalism and communicate effectively with families and teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide acute pediatric care in the PICU setting.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care.
• Maintain safety standards and participate in hospital quality initiatives.

Skills

ACLS/BCLS

CPR

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Education

MS in Acute Care NP or PA

Job description

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.

Job Requirements

We are hiring a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our PICU team! This is a full-time position with a rotating scheduling. Our Pediatric Critical Care Division includes the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU), a 19-bed facility that provides state-of-the-art multidisciplinary critical care for young patients with life-threatening medical, cardiac and surgical conditions. The unit is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by a team led by board-certified pediatric intensivists. Our dedicated ICU team—including attending faculty, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, critical care nurses, critical care respiratory therapists, pharmacists, clinical nutritionists, social workers, case managers and child life specialists—are leaders in quality, safety, performance improvement and family-centered care. In addition, the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital is continually recognized as a Best Children's Hospital for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report.

Job Description

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

Qualifications

• Master of Science Degree with completion of an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program. Registered and currently recorded with the Maryland Board of Examiners of Nurses and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Maryland. Certified in area of specialty. (DEA and CDS eligible).
• CPR required
• ACLS/BCLS as required for inpatient work.
• A minimum of one (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse is required.
• Demonstrated ability to promote professionalism through involvement in professional organizations, teaching, research, publishing, and/or certification in area of specialty.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills are required to interact with patient families, departmental units, medical and nursing staff on all essential matters. Demonstrated/documented effective interpersonal skills.
• Maintains updated hospital safety and other mandatory training.
• Updated immunizations as recommended per practice area.

Working Conditions

• Weekend, shift work, holiday, on-call and overtime may be required.
• There is potential for regular exposure to patients possessing infectious diseases in the work environment; requires observance of "Universal Precautions" by wearing gloves, goggles, and mask, is required.

Patient Safety

Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.

• Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
• Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
• Implements policies, procedure, and standards consistently in the performance of assigned duties.
• Develops effective working relationships and maintains good communication with other team members.
• Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.