Pediatric Nurse Practitioner — Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Job overview

The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner — Pediatric Intensive Care Unit role is onsite in Phoenix, AZ. Compensation is not specified. The position supports Phoenix Children’s main-campus 48-bed PICU and two satellite units, caring for patients from birth through age 18. The nurse practitioner provides acute and critical care in collaboration with attending physicians and the broader medical team. The role contributes to patient and family care through assessment, treatment planning, procedures, interdisciplinary coordination, education, and a commitment to patient safety.

What you'll do

• Conduct health histories and physical assessments
• manage a patient cohort with residents, fellows, and attending physicians
• order and prescribe interventions
• develop family-centered plans of care
• document and bill
• coordinate interdisciplinary care
• perform critical care procedures including intubations, central and arterial line placement, lumbar punctures, and chest tubes
• educate patients, families, and the healthcare team.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

pediatric nurse practitioner

pediatric intensive care unit

picu

phoenix az

pediatric critical care

birth to 18 years

rotating shifts

acute care

ecmo

new graduates accepted

phoenix children's

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Rotating shifts; acute care pediatric nurse practitioner program required; new graduates accepted, with prior PICU RN experience preferred; PICU sees more than 2,000 admissions annually.

About the employer

Phoenix Children's is hiring for this role. Industry: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Sector: 62.