Locum Tenens Level I Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient CICU - Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Rochester, NY
Med Ninjas
3x12 hrs, Days, Evenings, Nights, Flexible, Rotating

Locum Nurse Practitioner – Pediatric Cardiac ICU Rochester, NY

Shift: 39 hours/week; 6:00 AM–7:00 PM and 6:00 PM–7:00 AM; rotating 13-hour day/night shifts. Schedule aims to avoid mixing days and nights in the same week, with approximately 50% days and 50% nights. On-call/callback, weekends, and holidays per unit needs.
Position Details: Advanced Practice Provider coverage in a 16-bed acuity-adaptable Pediatric Cardiac Care Center
Patient Population: Critically ill pediatric patients with congenital heart disease; occasional adults with congenital heart disease and PICU boarder patients
Setting: Inpatient pediatric cardiac critical care
Responsibilities: Primary covering provider for high-acuity cardiac patients, including pre- and post-operative cardiac surgical patients, high-risk single ventricle physiology, open chest management, arrhythmia management, vasopressor support, pacemakers, VA/VV ECMO, and CRRT. Collaborate with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and the multidisciplinary team.
Required Procedures: Knowledge of ICU procedural skills is essential; the role is not primarily procedural.
EMR System: Not specified
Support Staff: Multidisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and pharmacists
Days Per Month: Not specified; 39 hours/week
On-Call/Weekends: On-call/callback, weekends, and holidays per unit needs

Required Procedures and Skills

• Pediatric cardiac ICU management as an Advanced Practice Provider
• Management of complex congenital heart disease anatomy and physiology
• Care of pre- and post-operative pediatric cardiac surgical patients
• Management of high-risk single ventricle physiology and open chest patients
• Arrhythmia management and vasopressor support
• Familiarity with external and internal pacemakers
• Management of patients receiving VA/VV ECMO and CRRT
• Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary critical care environment

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as an APP in a Pediatric Cardiac ICU.
• Knowledge of complex cardiac anatomy and physiology.
• Master's degree as a Nurse Practitioner required.
• Active New York State Registered Nurse license in good standing.
• Active New York State Nurse Practitioner licensure in good standing.
• Current national Nurse Practitioner certification.
• BLS PALS
• Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification preferred.