CICU Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care

Position: CICU Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care)
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is currently seeking a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) Nurse Practitioner with Pediatric Acute Care certification to join our nationally recognized Heart Institute. This role provides advanced practice care to critically ill cardiac patients across the lifespan, from newborns to adults, in a highly specialized and collaborative environment.

Full-Time - 40 hours per week, Day/Night rotation required

Expected Starting Salary Range:

Minimum: $54.90/hour Midpoint: $68.02/hour

Compensation is commensurate with experience, education, and internal equity.

About the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)

The CICU is a 36-bed critical care unit within Cincinnati Children's Heart Institute and the Midwest's first comprehensive Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. We provide specialized, state-of-the-art care for critically ill patients with congenital and acquired heart disease, including those requiring the most advanced medical and surgical therapies.

Our multidisciplinary team cares for patients who have undergone:

Cardiothoracic surgery

Heart and lung transplantation

Advanced mechanical circulatory support

Key Responsibilities

The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner will:

Provide advanced practice care to critically ill cardiac patients in the CICU

Manage complex postoperative cardiothoracic surgical patients

Care for patients requiring:

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), including Berlin Heart, Heart Mate II, Syn Cardia TAH, and others

Manage patients with:

Pulmonary hypertension

Heart failure and cardiomyopathy

Complex arrhythmias

Care for pre- and post-operative cardiac transplant patients

Provide care following complex cardiac catheterization and hybrid procedures

Support patients with cardiac disease requiring intensive care for non-cardiac illnesses or surgeries

Collaborate closely with cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, critical care, nursing, and allied health teams

Participate in quality improvement, education, and evidence-based practice initiatives

Minimum Qualifications

Master's or Doctoral degree from an accredited Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program

Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification required

Eligible for or currently licensed as an APRN in the state of Ohio

Strong interest in cardiac critical care; prior CICU or cardiac experience preferred

Why Cincinnati Children's

At Cincinnati Children's, our mission is simple: to make children's health better. We believe in a holistic, team-based approach to patient- and family-centered care while advancing research, discovery, and innovation.

Advanced Practice Providers are a vital part of our care delivery model. With more than 650 APPs across the organization, Cincinnati Children's recognizes and supports APP leadership, professional growth, and meaningful contributions to clinical care, research, quality improvement, and process innovation.

If you are driven to be the best you can be and want to make a lasting impact on patients and families, you can do it here.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

* Patient Care - Perform history and/or physical exams on patients presenting for care in area of expertise. Assess and diagnose illnesses, including chronic and acute conditions. Formulate, document and monitor a treatment plan. Order and monitor therapeutic interventions including but not limited to diets, laboratory, radiological and diagnostic tests as deemed necessary by patient history and/or physical exam. Provide clinical consultation, order interdisciplinary consults.

Professional practice including but not limited to prescription of medications in accordance with Federal and State Law & Rules and CCHMC policy. Attains and maintains competency in subspecialty practice, skills and procedures in accordance with Joint Commission standards for focused (FPPE) and ongoing (OPPE) professional practice evaluation.

* Outcomes Identification and Planning - Develops outcomes as measurable goals that provide direction for continuity of care & continuity of care & consistency among providers. Develops, prioritizes, evaluates & modifies an individualized comprehensive plan of care. Addresses each diagnosis or issue, as appropriate. Derives outcomes & plans of care that involve the patient/family/caregiver when possible & are realistic to the patient/family/caregiver capabilities & resources.

Considers risks/benefits, costs, clinical effectiveness, current scientific evidence/clinical guidelines & clinical expertise to formulate interventions, treatments & outcomes. Incorporates new knowledge & strategies to initiate change in practice if desired outcomes not achieved. Maintains documentation & updates accordingly outcomes, goals & the plan of care.

* Professional Practice - Maintain professional behaviors aligned with core values and care standards, participate in quality improvement activities or research to improve the care delivery process &…