Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU APRN or PA – AdventHealth for Children Orlando, FL Position Available In Orange, Florida

• Overview

• General Summary:

• The Pediatric APRN or PA-C, under the supervision of the Physician, who acts as the collaborative practitioner, is responsible for: + Performs admissions, consultations and follow up care of pediatric patients in the Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU setting, including intubation, ventilator management and other procedures that may be required.

+ Managing medical and post-operative ICU patients. + Conditions treated: Congenital Heart Surgery, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Epilepsy, Complex Medical, Liver Transplant. + Orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests, such as routine laboratory, X-ray, etc. + Educates patient and family on treatment plans, surgical procedures, pre- and post-operative care, etc. + Monitors the patient’s course of treatment and makes appropriate referral to either a physician or specialist, as needed. + Collaborates with physician and staff as necessary to provide consistent care to patients and support to staff. + Candidate must be able to successfully pass a third-party background check and pre-employment drug screen.

• Knowledge and Skills Required:

• + Enthusiastic team player, team currently consists of 5 PCICU physicians, and 4 other APP’s. + Group sees over 200 heart cases annually. + Ability to work as needed for days, nights and weekend shifts. + Ability to perform procedures: lines, intubations, etc (highly preferred).

• Education and Experience Required:

• + Master’s degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant studies + Master of Science in Nursing in Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – preferred + 1-3 years in experience as a Pediatric APRN or PA-C in an ICU, acute care or ER setting + Cardiac ICU experience as an APRN or PA-C (Highly Preferred) + Experience with ECMO (Highly Preferred)

• Licensure, Certification, and Registration:

• + Current, valid Florida APRN license (or eligibility to obtain FL licensure) + Certification by Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) (Highly preferred) + Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with Acute Care Certification (Highly preferred) + BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certification

• Category:

• Physician Services

• Req ID:

• 21845270