Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, PICU, Casual/PRN

Join our collegial, high-performing PICU team at Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando. You'll care for critically ill children in our 28-bed PICU alongside a multidisciplinary team known for excellent outcomes, teaching, and teamwork. This position requires night and weekend coverage. 

What you'll do

• Practice top of scope in a high-functioning, autonomous role

• Collaborate with the Pediatric Intensivists as partners in care 

• Obtain patient and family histories and perform physical and developmental assessments
• Make diagnoses and help develop management plans
• Perform invasive procedures and obtain specialist consultations
• Teach and counsel patients and families
• Educate the immediate bedside team, resident and fellow physicians, and APP Students and Fellows 
• Complete appropriate documentation

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Florida APRN or PA license in good standing
• American Heart Association BLS and PALS certification
• Preferred: PNP-AC certification and pediatric APP experience (intensive care, transport, acute care, or emergency medicine)
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Advanced Practice at Nemours: APPs are a valued part of our multidisciplinary teams across Nemours, working in nearly all clinical departments and divisions in all three of our regions. Our APPs help ensure children and families receive safe, high-quality, evidence-based care. They assess, diagnose, treat, and manage illnesses, prescribe medications, order diagnostic studies, perform clinical procedures, and take part in research. As APP roles continue to grow, so do our training, advancement, mentorship, and recognition opportunities. New APPs also have access to a monthly APP Professional Practice Program that covers role transition, documentation, billing, wellness, and quality improvement. Central Florida offers additional training and post-graduate options for NP and PA careers.