Registered Nurse - PICU

Nemours Children's Health • Wilmington, DE

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Nemours Children's Health is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse for its 24-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Nemours Children's Health, Delaware, a Level 1 Trauma Center in Wilmington, Delaware. The position is rotating.

The PICU cares for patients with conditions that may include acute or 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.

PICU interventions use advanced life-support technology and may include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, tracheal intubation, ECMO, pharmacologic circulatory support, mechanical ventilation, point-of-care monitoring, CRRT, thoracentesis, and hemodynamic, intracranial-pressure, and intravascular monitoring. Patient rooms are equipped for electrocardiographic, pulse-oximetry, respiratory, hemodynamic, and intracranial-pressure monitoring, with central EKG and respiratory monitoring. Portable monitoring is available during patient transport.

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually across six states. Its care network includes two freestanding children's hospitals, more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices, and more than 40 hospital partnerships. The $1.7 billion nonprofit system is backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust and focuses on clinical care, research, education, advocacy, prevention, and Whole Child Health. The organization is committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering inclusion and belonging.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Delaware or Multistate Compact nursing license.
• CPR certification from the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• At least two years of experience as a pediatric intensive care nurse.
• PALS certification.
• ACLS certification.
• CCRN certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care and surveillance for patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
• Care for patients with complex and potentially life-threatening conditions, including respiratory failure, cardiovascular dysfunction, hemodynamic instability, acute trauma, and organ dysfunction.
• Use or support advanced life-support interventions and monitoring, which may include CPR, tracheal intubation, ECMO, mechanical ventilation, CRRT, thoracentesis, and hemodynamic or intracranial-pressure monitoring.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree