Nemours Children's Health

Advanced Practice Provider - PRN Critical Care

Job Description

Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida is currently seeking an Acute Care Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to work PRN in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. Responsibilities include admitting patients from the Pediatric ED, rounding on patients in the PICU, attending trauma alerts in the Pediatric ED, consulting with the pediatric subspecialists, and educating nurses, APPs, medical students and residents.

The 12-bed PICU at Lakeland Regional Health has all private rooms with family friendly amenities.

Nemours providers at Lakeland Regional Health have access to more than 13 pediatric subspecialties on site as well as remote access to all the Nemours pediatric subspecialists located in Orlando. The Nemours transport team provides critical care transport services to Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida for children requiring higher level care.

What We Offer

  • Competitive base compensation
  • Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • No state income tax in Florida

Qualifications

  • Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or current certification as Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
  • Acute Care Certification required - PNP-AC if an Advanced Practice Nurse
  • BLS required upon hire from the American Heart Association
  • Prior healthcare/patient care experience strongly preferred
  • Experience working with Pediatrics or Child Health preferred
  • Federal DEA registration either active or required upon hire

If you’re looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you.

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About Us

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. duPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .

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