As a member of the PICU nursing staff, you are a vital
component of the critical care team. You will be responsible
for the safety and well being of a child. This requires
special skills and knowledge. Your keen interest in making
rapid, accurate assessments and in assuming critical
responsibilities will be highly valued by the team, and a
child’s family. Come and see for yourself! Come influence
the future of professional nursing in a place that cares
about you!
Read on to learn more about:
Our Department
Our Nursing Model
Our Educational Opportunities
Our Orientation Process
Our Scheduling
The Pediatric ICU is an 18 bed critical care unit in a free
standing children’s hospital. Children aged newborn to 18
years present a wide variety of medical and surgical
diagnoses and present a high degree of job satisfaction for
our pediatric critical care nurses. Diagnoses commonly seen
are: *Respiratory illness & exacerbation; *Congenital heart
defects; *Multi trauma; and *Neurosurgical emergencies.
Pediatric critical care nursing is a complex and rapidly
changing specialty which opens up a world of challenges and
growth for nurses. We utilize the latest in advanced
technology to monitor, diagnose, and treat the critically
ill pediatric patient. Some of the technology used includes
the Oscillators A and B; intracranial pressure monitoring;
intracardiac monitoring; peritoneal dialysis; and innovative
skin care interventions.
Our pediatric nursing staff believe the restoration and
maintenance of family health can best be accomplished
through primary nursing and an interdisciplinary approach to
meet the needs of the individual family. Nurses have the
opportunity to change professional practice from within the
PICU. Along with the advanced technology, nurses are
becoming increasingly involved in evidence based practice
that supports quality patient outcomes. The PICU is
presently implementing a Shared Governance structure and has
membership opportunities on the Operations Council,
Performance Improvement Council, Education Council, and
Practice and Research Councils.
The nursing team in the PICU includes some the best prepared
professionals in this double specialty area. We offer an
individualized competency based orientation with specific
educational programs for pediatric critical care. We provide
24 hour educational support; use clinical preceptors;
provide education through our own nurse educator positions;
provide educational counseling in partnership with Central
Education and Human Resources; and offer continuing
educational programs to advance nurses to an expert skill
level.
Educational offerings are provided on site to facilitate
educational and professional career advancement.
We provide individualized and comprehensive orientation
programs for new graduates as well as experienced nurses to
ensure that our work is approached with competence and
confidence.
There are creative and flexible schedules available to suit
your lifestyle. Along with full and part time positions,
the PICU offers nurse created scheduling, a modified 36 hour
work week, a weekend only plan, and every third weekend for
full time employees.
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