PICU RN

Nemours Children's Health; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The PICU at Nemours Children's Health, Delaware, Wilmington is seeking a Registered Nurse for a full-time night shift. The unit is a 24-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit within a Level 1 Trauma Center.

Responsibilities include delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to critically ill children, coordinating with a multidisciplinary team, and utilizing advanced life support technologies as needed. This position requires a Delaware license and CPR certification.

Qualifications

• Be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Experienced pediatric intensive care nurse of at least 2 years preferred.
• Current Delaware or Multistate Compact License
• Must be CPR certified by the American Heart Association. PALS and ACLS preferred.
• Certifications: CCRN preferred

Skills

CPR Certification

Education

BSN preferred

Graduate of accredited nursing program

Job description

The PICU is seeking a Registered Nurseto join our team in Wilmington, DE.This is a full-time nightshift position.

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Nemours Children's Health, Delawareis a 24-bed unit in a Level 1 Trauma Center.Patients requiring care and surveillance in the PICU will have conditions and diagnoses which may include, but are not limited to, those producing: acute and reversible loss of consciousness, respiratory failure, compromised air exchange, cardiovascular dysfunction, hepatic failure, hemodynamic instability, renal dysfunction, central nervous system injury or dysfunction, acute trauma and organ failure requiring transplantation.

Treatments or interventions performed in the PICU include measures utilizing advanced life support technology. These include, but are not limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, tracheal intubation, ECMO, pharmacologic support of circulation, mechanical ventilation, point of care monitoring, CRRT, thoracentesis, and hemodynamic, intracranial pressure, intravascular monitoring.
Each patient room haselectrocardiographic,pulse oximetry, respiratory, hemodynamic and intracranial pressure monitoring capability, as well as central EKG and respiratory monitoring. Portable monitoring during patient transport is provided.
Special equipment includes radiant warmer beds, heating/cooling blanket systems, Mapleson manual ventilation system, end tidal CO2 monitors, ventilators, hemodynamic monitoring systems, intracranial pressure monitoring system, ventriculostomy systems, infusion pumps, blood warmer, continuous renal replacement systems, and peripheral nerve stimulators.

REQUIREMENTS

• Be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Experienced pediatric intensive care nurse of at least 2 years preferred.
• Current Delaware or Multistate Compact License
• Must be CPR certified by the American Heart Association. PALS and ACLS preferred.
• Certifications: CCRN preferred