Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - PICU

Annual Dialysis Conference; Phoenix (AZ); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Résumé du poste

Phoenix Children's Hospital in Phoenix, AZ, is seeking an energetic acute care pediatric nurse practitioner to join its 48-bed PICU team, providing care from birth to 18 years old. The role involves collaboration with residents, fellows, and attending physicians in a Level 1 trauma center with ECMO and robust subspecialty support.

Applicants must have graduated from an acute care pediatric NP program; new grads are welcome, with PICU RN experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduated from an acute care pediatric NP program.
• New grads accepted; prior PICU RN experience preferred.

Responsabilités

• Conducts comprehensive health histories, physicals, and care plans for pediatric patients birth to 18.
• Collaborates with residents, fellows, and attending physicians for patient management.
• Orders and prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
• Forms family-centered care plans during interprofessional rounds.
• Performs daily documentation and billing.
• Coordinates care with interdisciplinary services.
• Performs critical care procedures such as intubations and central lines.
• Updates care plans based on evidence-based practice and family needs.
• Serves as an educational resource to patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Engages in professional development and mentoring of staff.
• Demonstrates commitment to patient safety and safe practice.
• Performs miscellaneous duties, research, and education.

Connaissances

Acute care pediatrics

Patient assessment

Interprofessional collaboration

Education and mentorship

Formation

Acute care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program

Description du poste

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