JOB SUMMARY:
The ICU Nurse Practitioner delivers primary care to acute, critical, complex and chronically ill patient population collaboratively with the Divisions of Critical Care Medicine and Cardiac Intensivist's 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 & evaluations, psychosocial support, & health education to patients & 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 of nursing, as well as the medical staff. The Nurse Practitioner responsibilities for coverage can include but not limited to: 7 days/week coverage, Holidays, weekends, night shifts. The Critical Care Nurse Practitioner also performs procedures under Standardized Procedures within the Critical Care Specialties per Medical Staff Privileges.

The Critical Care NP is defined as:a. Critical Care-level patient, typically defined as:
i. Neonatal patient
ii. PICU patient
iii. CTICU patient
b. Critical Care means the NP is clinically supervised by an ICU credentialed physician.
c. Credentialed in Med Staff with critical care defined competencies.
d. Generally, they are working in a unit that is a 24/7 operation. Schedules are not limited to Monday-Friday w/ limited or no holidays.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's Degree in Nursing
California RN license
CA Nurse Practitioner license
CA Nurse Practitioner Furnisher

BLS (issued by AHA)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (issued by AHA)
Medicare Billing number (NPI- National Provider Identifier)
National Acute Care NP certification or eligible, obtained within 6 months of employment
Successfully complete the credentialing process through Medical Staff Services

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
2 Years of Experience
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor (issued by AHA)
2 years experience of clinical nursing within Pediatric Critical Care
Formal education and/or lecturing skills
The expected hiring range for this position is $64.36 to $88.50.
Rady Children’s Hospital is committed to compensation that is externally competitive and internally equitable. We demonstrate this commitment by conducting regular market reviews to remain competitive with organizations of similar size in the nonprofit, healthcare sector. The range listed above does not represent the full salary range for the position but is the expected hiring range for qualified candidates. Compensation decisions consider a variety of factors including experience, education, licensure, unique skillsets, organizational need, and internal equity.

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