Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Company: Phoenix Children's
Location: Phoenix
Posted on: May 24, 2025

Job Description:

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Apply! Apply! Position DetailsDepartment: PCMG-MAIN - Critical Care FacultyLocation: PhoenixShift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pmCategory: Advanced Practice CliniciansPosting #: 905545Employee Type: Full-TimePosition SummaryPosting Note: Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse Practitioner Job DescriptionThe 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

• Conducts comprehensive health history, physical assessments and plans for infants, children and young adults with acute and chronic health conditions.
• Uses advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients in collaboration with residents, fellows, and attending physicians
• Orders and prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and performs other therapeutic or corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status.
• Formulates family centered plan of care during interprofessional rounds
• Performs daily documentation and billing
• Collaborates and coordinates care with interdisciplinary services
• Performs critical care related procedures including intubations, central line placement, arterial line place, lumbar punctures, and chest tubes
• 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.
• Serves as an educational resource to patients, families, and healthcare team
• Participates in professional development opportunities
• Participates in the professional development of other members of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrates commitment to patient safety and shared accountability of safe practice.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties, research, and educationThis position works in collaboration with the attending physicians and works within their scope of practice to provide excellent clinical care for patients. Plays a critical role in the patient family medical team. Professional who may practice in hospital's inpatient and/or outpatient setting.Position Duties
  • Conducts comprehensive health history, physical assessments and plans for infants, children and young adults with acute and chronic health conditions. Utilizes advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients.
  • Orders and prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, and performs other therapeutic or corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status.
  • Formulates family centered plan of care. Performs daily documents as necessary. Collaborated and coordinated care with other team members.
  • Collects data and analyzes when necessary.
  • Performs any needed advanced procedures that are associated with their credentialing process DOP.
  • Utilizes 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 or plan.
  • Serves as an educational resource to patient/family/ nursing staff/ provider team and other health care teams as needed.
  • Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, certifying body renewals, seeking educational offerings when available, and participates in the professional development of others which may include Advanced Practice Provider students, Residents and Medical Students. Acts as a preceptor/mentor for those new in department.
  • Demonstrates commitment to patient safety by bring up concerns in appropriate manner, reporting through appropriate channels, and ensuring change of practice when necessary. Demonstrates shared accountability of safe practice.
  • Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & ValuesMissionTo advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their familiesVisionPhoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.We realize this vision by:
    • Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
    • Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
    • Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
    • Advocating for the health and well-being of children and familiesValues
      • We place children and families at the center of all we do
      • We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
      • We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
      • We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
      • We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordableApply for this position?First Name *Last Name *Phone *Email Address *Good News! Your email account already has already been registered. Provide your password for quicker access.Password *You must login to continue!Forgot your password? - You may click here to reset it.Resume Upload *Note, ONLY 1 attachment will be visible to system per applicant for all applications per active profile. When you upload your resume, our system will attempt to update your profile here, which may overwrite previously completed fields. The attached file is accepted as the resume. It is also allowable to combine both the resume (positioned first in the file) followed by a cover letter into the one file attachment.Please upload a PDF or DOCX version of your resume. Resumes created in Mac Pages should be exported as PDF before uploadingor drag your file to this boxAre you a current or former employee? *PCH Network ID:PCH Password:SSN:DOB:--Desired pay?How did you hear about this position? College/University Event Direct Mail Employee Referral Internal Transfer Job Board Job Fair Journal Newspaper Open House Professional Association Radio Retained to Agency PCH Website Social Media (FB, Twitter, LinkedIn) OtherWho referred you * Which department do they work in? Do you know their phone number/email?Position Qualifications Please review the following qualifications and specify whether you meet each of the requirements listed.Education Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain itwithin the timeframe listed in the requirement?
        • Master's or Doctorate degree from an Accreditation Commission for Nursing (ACEN) and/or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited graduate school of nursing in Pediatric Acute care, Pediatric primary care or Family Medicine.RequiredYes NoSpecial Skills Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain itwithin the timeframe listed in the requirement?
          • Excellent interpersonal skills, strong verbal communication, and basic computer skills.RequiredYes NoAdditional Requirements Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain itwithin the timeframe listed in the requirement?
            • Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association or obtained by start date.RequiredYes No
              • Current State of Arizona certification as a Nurse Practitioner or obtained by start date.RequiredYes No
                • National board certification to match area of education or obtained by start date.RequiredYes NoPhysical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential
                  • Physical Requirement - Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Constantly
                  • Physical Requirement - Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Constantly
                  • Physical Requirement - Hearing - Constantly
                  • Physical Requirement - Pushing/pulling - Constantly
                  • Physical Requirement - Reaching - Constantly
                  • Physical Requirement - Sitting - Occasionally
                  • Physical Requirement - Standing - Frequently
                  • Physical Requirement - Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Frequently
                  • Physical Requirement - Talking - Constantly
                  • Physical Requirement - Walking - Constantly
                  • Physical Requirement - Near Vision - Constantly
                  • Physical Requirement - Far Vision - Constantly
                  • Physical Requirement - Color Discrimination - Occasionally
                  • Physical Requirement - Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Constantly
                  • Physical Requirement - Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Frequently
                  • Physical Requirement - Lift more than 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally
                  • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Inside office environment - Applicable
                  • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Airborne communicable diseases - Applicable
                  • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid - Applicable
                  • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Fumes or airborne particles - Applicable
                  • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Hazardous materials exposure - Applicable
                  • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Radiation exposure - Applicable
                  • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Toxic or caustic chemicals - ApplicableI have reviewed the qualifications, physical requirements and occupational exposure/risk potential for this position and wish to applyI Agree

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