Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Cardiothoracic ICU (CTICU)

About the role

The Nurse Practitioner, Cardiothoracic ICU delivers primary care to acute, critical, complex and chronically ill patient population collaboratively with the Division of Cardiology and Cardiac Intensivist teams. The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive: physical assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation for patients and their families. The Nurse Practitioner also provides acute resuscitation, on-going multi-disciplinary medical management, transitional care to sub-acute areas, critical care consultations and evaluations, psychosocial support, and health education to patients and their families in the critical care arena. The Nurse Practitioner also functions as a clinical leader, consultant, and educator in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and all healthcare team members. The Nurse Practitioner supports the philosophies of the department and is evaluated by nursing and medical staff. The CTICU Nurse Practitioner also performs under standardized procedures within the critical care specialties per Medical Staff privileges. This unit is a 24/7 operation.

Responsibilities

• Physical assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation for patients and families
• Acute resuscitation
• Ongoing multi-disciplinary medical management
• Transitional care to sub-acute areas
• Critical care consultations and evaluations
• Psychosocial support
• Health education to patients and families
• Function as clinical leader, consultant, and educator with physicians, nurses, and healthcare team
• Support department philosophies and be evaluated by nursing and medical staff
• Perform under standardized procedures within critical care specialties per Medical Staff privileges

Requirements

• Master's Degree
• BLS for Health Providers (AHA)
• California RN License
• NP Furnishing, CA Nurse Practitioner
• CA Ped Adv Life Support Prov (AHA)
• Medicare Billing number (NPI - National Provider Identifier)
• National NP certification obtained within 6 months of employment
• Successfully complete the credentialing process through Medical Staff Services

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 Years of Experience
• Ped Adv Life Supp Instr (AHA)
• 2 years experience in clinical nursing within Pediatric CTICU
• National Acute Care NP certification

Pay

The current salary range for this position is $74.51 to $102.45. The range listed above does not represent the full salary range for the position but is the expected hiring range for qualified candidates. Rady Children’s Hospital is committed to compensation that is externally competitive and internally equitable, conducting regular market reviews to remain competitive with similar sized nonprofit healthcare organizations. Compensation decisions consider experience, education, licensure, unique skillsets, organizational need, and internal equity.