Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

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United StatesPrimary Care
Practice Authority in
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Practice independently without physician oversight.

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Job Description

About the Role

Join University of Maryland Medical System as a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develops effective working relationships and maintains good communication with other team members.
  • Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
  • Additional Information Like many employers, UMMS is being targeted by cybercriminals impersonating our recruiters and offering fake job opportunities.
  • We will never ask for banking details, personal identification, or payment via email or text.

Requirements

  • time position with a rotating scheduling. Our Pediatric Critical Care Division includes the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU), a 19
  • bed facility that provides state
  • art multidisciplinary critical care for young patients with life
  • threatening medical, cardiac and surgical conditions. The unit is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by a team led by board

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • Call responsibilities required.

Apply to join University of Maryland Medical System as a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.

Key Skills

Pediatric Critical CareAcute CarePatient AssessmentFamily-Centered CareInterpersonal CommunicationClinical NutritionPatient SafetyProfessionalismMedical DocumentationEmergency Response
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Position Insights

Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Primary Care position at University of Maryland Medical System is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Pediatric Critical Care, Acute Care, Patient Assessment, Family-Centered Care, Interpersonal Communication, Clinical Nutrition, Patient Safety, Professionalism. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Primary Care role.

Core responsibilities: Provide high-quality multidisciplinary critical care to pediatric patients with life-threatening medical, cardiac, and surgical conditions. Collaborate with a team of intensivists and specialists to ensure patient safety and implement family-centered care.

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