Pediatric Nurse PICU Weekend program days or nights

Children's Hospital and Health System•Milwaukee, WI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Children’s Wisconsin is hiring full-time weekend-program Pediatric Nurses for its 44-bed Surgical-Medical Pediatric Critical Care Unit (W4). Positions are available on either a 12-hour day or 12-hour night shift, with nurses working every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The organization is seeking team members to start in January or February 2027 and will consider December 2026 graduates, preferably with hospital patient-care experience outside of school. W4 is a multispecialty intensive care unit caring for children with complex medical and surgical needs. Patients include those recovering from neurosurgery, trauma, solid-organ transplantation, and other procedures who may need intensive airway management and physiologic monitoring. The unit also cares for patients with chronic conditions, tracheotomies, respiratory illnesses, sepsis, and bone marrow transplant or oncology needs. Nurses manage a high volume of admissions, discharges, and transfers and work across a wide range of clinical competencies. The Pediatric Nurse partners with the care management team to coordinate and manage pediatric patient and family care across the continuum. The nurse develops, implements, and evaluates collaborative plans of care; provides compassionate, culturally respectful care; advocates for patients and families; facilitates learning; collaborates with interdisciplinary teams; delegates appropriately; and contributes to evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement. The nurse performs within professional and hospital standards and provides care consistent with applicable policies and procedures.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) required.
BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or National Safety Council required.
PALS-Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or National Safety Council required within 90 days.
An applicable registered nurse license is required: Wisconsin RN license or RN license from an identified compact state (Arizona, Louisiana, Kentucky, or Colorado).
Analytical skills to assess complex patient conditions and develop comprehensive plans of care.
Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources to help resolve complex patient needs.
Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with interdisciplinary health team members and patients and families.
Ability to delegate patient-care activities effectively to unlicensed staff when appropriate.
Ability to represent the organization professionally and promote a positive image of its services.
Mental and sensory abilities to read, process, and interpret clinical data.
Ability to rotate shifts and/or work flexible hours to meet patient-care needs.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) preferred.
For December 2026 graduates, hospital patient-care experience outside of school is preferred.

Responsibilities

Use critical thinking, nursing skills, education, experience, and evidence-based guidelines to assess patients and families and develop, implement, and evaluate collaborative plans of care.
Coordinate and manage pediatric patient and family care across the continuum of care.
Provide compassionate, individualized care that promotes comfort and prevents suffering while maintaining professional and ethical boundaries.
Incorporate patients’ and families’ values, cultural beliefs, and religious preferences into care, using respectful and non-discriminatory communication.
Evaluate clinical practice, apply evidence and research, and participate in continuous quality improvement and professional practice changes.
Advocate for the concerns and interests of patients, families, and the community.
Facilitate patient, family, staff, and community learning, integrating teaching into care and evaluating learning outcomes and health literacy.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, caregivers, and interdisciplinary teams to achieve appropriate outcomes.
Delegate patient-care activities appropriately in accordance with Wisconsin scope-of-practice requirements and technical staff competencies.
Support hospital missions and strategic initiatives, recognize relationships across health care systems, and work toward individual, unit, and nursing-division goals.
Provide care appropriate to the patient population and consistent with applicable policies and procedures.