Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - PICU
Listed on 2026-10-17
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Nursing
Pediatric Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, ICU Nurse, Neonatal/ NICU Nurse
Schedule:
Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pmPosting
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The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is seeking an energetic, acute care pediatric nurse practitioner to join our growing team. Nurse practitioners at the main campus 48-bed PICU work collaboratively with the medical team and the attending physicians to help care for high acuity, intensive care patients ages birth to 18 years old and their families. Phoenix Children’s Hospital is a level 1 trauma center and has robust programs for endocrinology, neurosurgery, hematology/oncology/BMT, liver transplant, nephrology, general surgery, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (ECMO).
The PICU is a busy unit, seeing over 2,000 admissions a year. The PICU also has two 8-bed satellite units that the nurse practitioners are responsible for helping to provide coverage in these units with an attending physician. Applicants are required to have graduated from an acute care pediatric nurse practitioner program. We do accept new graduate pediatric nurse practitioners and prefer that new graduates have prior PICU experience as a registered nurse.
Practitioners in the PICU work rotating shifts.
- Master’s or Doctorate degree from an Accreditation Commission for Nursing (ACEN) and/or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited graduate school of nursing in Pediatric Acute care, Pediatric primary care or Family Medicine (Required)
- Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association or obtained by start date (Required)
- Current State of Arizona certification as a Nurse Practitioner or obtained by start date (Required)
- National board certification to match area of education or obtained by start date (Required)
Phoenix Children's Hospital is a pediatric medical center dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to children. As a leading provider of specialized pediatric care in Arizona, we offer state-of-the-art facilities, advanced medical technologies, and a team of highly skilled healthcare professionals committed to excellence in patient care and nursing practice.
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