Job Description
Join a collaborative, comprehensive team with our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. As an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner on this service, U can make a difference in our patient and families lives!
The Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner will provide and coordinate the care of patients, provide patient/family education, promote safe continuity of care. The NP also participates in interdisciplinary and clinical rounds, provides education and support, as well as makes appropriate referrals.
Will Consider New Graduate NPs
*This position is primarily a 12 hour night shift position in the PICU, but will occassionally cover day shifts on the Peds Stepdown DOU*
Please see Qualifications Tab
- Successful completion of a MSN/DNP with a specialty as an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program - Required
- National Certification as an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner National Certification as of August 2015 -Required
- Active CA RN, NP, NPF licenses - Required
- DEA License - Required
- BLS and PALS - Required
- PICU experience in either a RN and/or NP role - Required
- Experienced Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Strongly Preferred
- New Grad NPs will be considered with recent PICU nursing experience.
- NPI: less than 6 months exp
NPII: 6 months or greater NP experience
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative working relationships with administrative ,clinical and academic personnel.
Skill in working independently and following through with minimum directions.
Ability to utilize excel, word and other software programs,
*This position is primarily a 12 hour night shift position in the PICU, but will occassionally cover day shift on the Peds Stepdown DOU*
UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
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