SMH: Nurse Practitioner- Pediatric Cardiac ICU - Contract

Pediatric Cardiac ICU Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Assignment Highlights

• Location: New York
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 39 hours per week
• Shift Options:
  • 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM (13-hour Day Shift)
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 AM (13-hour Night Shift)
• Rotating day/night schedule (typically 50% days and 50% nights; days and nights are generally not scheduled within the same week)
• On-call, callback, weekends, and holidays as required by unit needs

About the Unit

• 16-bed, acuity-adaptable Pediatric Cardiac Care Center
• Provides specialized care for critically ill pediatric patients with congenital heart disease
• Collaborative multidisciplinary team including physicians, APPs, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other clinical specialists

Patient Population & Clinical Experience

• Pre-operative and post-operative pediatric cardiac surgery patients
• Complex congenital heart disease and single ventricle physiology
• Open chest management
• Arrhythmia management
• Vasopressor and inotropic support
• External and internal pacemaker management
• VA/VV ECMO
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Occasional care of adult congenital heart disease patients and PICU overflow patients

Ideal Candidate

• Minimum 2 years of Pediatric Cardiac ICU experience as a Nurse Practitioner (APP)
• Strong knowledge of complex congenital cardiac anatomy and physiology
• Comfortable managing critically ill pediatric cardiac patients in a fast-paced critical care environment
• Excellent collaboration and critical thinking skills

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree as a Nurse Practitioner
• Active New York State Registered Nurse (RN) License
• Active New York State Nurse Practitioner License
• Current National Nurse Practitioner Certification
• Minimum 2 years of Pediatric Cardiac ICU APP experience