NP/PA, PICU Opportunity - Cook Children's (Fort Worth)

Cook Children's Health Care System•Fort Worth, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Acute Care PNP or PA to join our amazing team of 15 PNP-AC providers and 15 Pediatric Intensivists as we continue to grow our team. We work together to cover our busy 49-bed multidisciplinary PICU 24/7. We have a varied patient population, including trauma, oncology, neurosurgery and pulmonary patients. Our unit is unique in the amount of autonomy our Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) have to perform patient assessments, make diagnoses, and intervene with the strong support of the Intensivists. In addition, our APPs are part of the hospital’s Med Alert and Sepsis Alert teams. Previous Pediatric Critical Care experience preferable. Management of ICU caseload and ICU procedures will be covered in orientation. The NP/PA functions collaboratively with physicians in the Pediatric Critical Care Department and other Consultants. The NP/PA autonomously performs patient assessments, diagnosis and implements an appropriate plan of care. The NP/PA prescribes a variety of treatment modalities to meet patient care needs in the defined patient population up to and including PICU admissions/discharges and prescriptive authority. The NP/PA delivers competent and skilled care to patients and families according to their identified needs. Care is based on the nursing process and the medical plan of treatment. The NP/PA will deliver care with a team orientation, an emphasis on good customer relations, sound clinical judgment and appropriate decision-making abilities that take into consideration evidenced based practice.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Nursing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Certification is required.
Minimum 2 years of pediatric nursing experience or related specialized area strongly preferred.
Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies and a minimum 2 years of experience in a related specialized area strongly preferred.
Current Texas professional registered nurse license
Current Texas professional advanced practice registered nurse license
Certified as a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner required
Current Basic Life Support (CPR) required
Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required
Current Texas professional physician assistant license
Certified as a PA-C

Nice To Haves

Previous Pediatric Critical Care experience preferable.
Minimum 2 years of pediatric nursing experience or related specialized area strongly preferred.
Minimum 2 years of experience in a related specialized area strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform patient assessments, make diagnoses, and intervene with the strong support of the Intensivists.
Part of the hospital’s Med Alert and Sepsis Alert teams.
Management of ICU caseload and ICU procedures.
Functions collaboratively with physicians in the Pediatric Critical Care Department and other Consultants.
Autonomously performs patient assessments, diagnosis and implements an appropriate plan of care.
Prescribes a variety of treatment modalities to meet patient care needs in the defined patient population up to and including PICU admissions/discharges and prescriptive authority.
Delivers competent and skilled care to patients and families according to their identified needs.
Delivers care with a team orientation, an emphasis on good customer relations, sound clinical judgment and appropriate decision-making abilities that take into consideration evidenced based practice.