Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - PICU

Aapdc; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center, is seeking an energetic acute care pediatric nurse practitioner to join the 48-bed PICU on the main campus. You will work with the medical team to care for infants to young adults and their families, in a busy unit that handles high-acuity patients and collaborates with subspecialty services.

The role requires graduates from an acute care pediatric NP program; new graduates welcome.

Qualifications

• Graduated from an acute care pediatric nurse practitioner program.
• New graduates accepted; prior PICU RN experience preferred.
• PICU nurses work rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Take health histories and perform physicals for birth-18 years with acute or chronic conditions.
• Collaborate with residents, fellows, and attendings on patient care.
• Order and prescribe medications and therapies.
• Develop family-centered care plans during rounds.
• Document and bill daily.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams.
• Perform critical care procedures (intubations, central/arterial lines, LPs, chest tubes).
• Adapt plans using current evidence and family needs.
• Educate patients, families and health team.
• Engage in professional development.
• Mentor other team members.
• Commit to patient safety and safe practice.
• Undertake research and teaching duties.

Skills

Acute care pediatric NP

Pediatric assessment

Critical care procedures

Care coordination

Education

MSN (Pediatric NP)

CPNP certification

Tools

EMR systems

Critical care equipment familiarity

Job description

The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is seeking an energetic, acute care pediatric nurse practitioner to join our growing team. Nurse practitioners at the main campus 48-bed PICU work collaboratively with the medical team and the attending physicians to help care for high acuity, intensive care patients ages birth to 18 years old and their families. Phoenix Children's Hospital is a level 1 trauma center and has robust programs for endocrinology, neurosurgery, hematology/oncology/BMT, liver transplant, nephrology, general surgery, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (ECMO). The PICU is a busy unit, seeing over 2,000 admissions a year. The PICU also has two 8-bed satellite units that the nurse practitioners are responsible for helping to provide coverage in these units with an attending physician.

Applicants are required to have graduated from an acute care pediatric nurse practitioner program. We do accept new graduate pediatric nurse practitioners and prefer that new graduates have prior PICU experience as a registered nurse. Practitioners in the PICU work rotating shifts.

Position Duties

• 1. Conducts comprehensive health history, physical assessments and plans for infants, children and young adults with acute and chronic health conditions.
• 2. Uses advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients in collaboration with residents, fellows, and attending physicians
• 3. Orders and prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and performs other therapeutic or corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status.
• 4. Formulates family centered plan of care during interprofessional rounds
• 5. Performs daily documentation and billing
• 6. Collaborates and coordinates care with interdisciplinary services
• 7. Performs critical care related procedures including intubations, central line placement, arterial line place, lumbar punctures, and chest tubes
• 8. Uses the most up to date and evidence-based practice for plan of care and able to alter the plan according to family needs and effectiveness of plan.
• 9. Serves as an educational resource to patients, families, and healthcare team
• 10. Participates in professional development opportunities
• 11. Participates in the professional development of other members of the healthcare team.
• 12. Demonstrates commitment to patient safety and shared accountability of safe practice.
• 13. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties, research, and education