PICU - Full Time NP/PA

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC seeks Pediatric Intensive Care APPs to cover a 24-bed PICU, with patients often intubated and hemodynamically unstable. The role emphasizes first-line critical care management, pediatric code blue responses, and PICU consultation.

The schedule is primarily day shift with day/night/weekend/holiday rotation. Opportunities to perform invasive procedures and manage ventilator settings, vasopressors, and complex clinical cases.

Qualifications

• Requires DEA license and eligibility to practice as NP or PA.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing or equivalent; RN licensure and board certification.
• BLS required; prescriptive authority eligibility per governing boards.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and periodic medical history, physicals and daily assessments.
• Document findings, plan of care, and interventions in medical records.
• Write prescriptions and administer medications.
• Order and interpret labs and radiology exams.
• Determine and implement treatment plans for patients.
• Participate in meetings and contribute to policy updates.

Skills

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Prioritization

Documentation

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing (NP)

RN license

NP/PA certification

Job description

Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital is seeking Pediatric Intensive Care APPs in Charlotte, NC to provide coverage in a 24-bed PICU. Patients are typically intubated and mechanically ventilated and/or have hemodynamic instability. The role focuses on first line critical care management, pediatric code blue responses and PICU consulting responsibilities. The PICU APP will have opportunities to perform invasive procedures and manage the hemodynamics of critically ill patients, including ventilator settings, ECMO, vasopressors, and complex clinical cases.

The schedule includes primarily day shift coverage with day/night/weekend/holiday rotation.

Essential Functions

• Performs initial and periodic medical history, physical examinations, and daily assessments.
• Records findings of examinations, assessments and plan of care.
• Performs a wide range of surgical and/or medical procedures.
• Writes appropriate prescriptions and administers medications.
• Orders and interprets laboratory and radiology examinations.
• Determines treatment plan for patient.
• Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record.
• Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills and the ability to prioritize and concentrate.
• Acts as a patient advocate for the population served.
• Attends, participates and contributes to group/practice meetings and development of policies and procedures when requested.

Physical Requirements

Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English fluently and in understandable terms. Must possess intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and finger dexterity. Must have the ability to react and perform in stressful situations.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Must have or be eligible for a DEA license. Approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in thestate one works. Eligible for prescriptive authority application through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in SCrequired.BLSrequiredper policyguidelineswithexpirationdate greater than90 daysfrom date of beginning practice. Demonstratesappropriate criticalthinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize and concentrate.

Nurse Practitioner

Master's Degree or Doctorate of Nursing Practice required. License to practice as a Registered Nurse required. Certification in the area of practice from a nationally recognized certifying body required. ACNP, AGACNP, PNP-AC or NNP board certification preferred according to population served.

Physician Assistant

Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master's Degree preferred. Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.