Riley Hospital for Children is looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Pediatric Critical Care team! 

The Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at IU School of Medicine is an integral part of Indiana's only quaternary care pediatric hospital, Riley Children's Health at Indiana University Health. The highly trained sub-specialist intensivists in this pediatric specialty team are prepared to intervene at the most critical moment of a family's life journey, when their child's life hands in the balance. Patients from across the state of Indiana are transported here for interventions, procedures, and treatment that other hospitals are not equipped to perform. The Children's Hospital Associated names Riley Hospital one of the highest acuity patient mixes in the United States. 

• Full time, Night Shift
• Typically, 3-12s with 4 hours of admin time
• 100% inpatient
• No call
• Work directly with 30 physicians and 8 APPs
• Procedures include PICC Lines, Arterial Lines, Femoral CVL, LP, TPA Chest tubes, and Exchange Transfusions

Key Responsibilities:

• Round, complete daily progress note and update changeover on all APP patients
• Responsible, with attending physician, for bed control and PICU admissions during primary team rounds
• Attend all CARTS/Codes and PEWS. Complete consult notes for any CARTS/PEWS and bill appropriately
• Assess any ICU holds in the Emergency Department or PACU. Complete admission note and orders when appropriate
• Complete billing for any procedures or consult notes completed
• Assist with transport of PICU patients as needed
• Perform and/or supervise resident/fellow procedures as needed
• Attend nightly bedside rounds (ideally between 2000-2200). Update changeover and enter any orders as needed
• Perform any necessary off hour (after 4pm on weekdays and weekends) sedations in conjunction with the ICY attending. Complete pre-sedation health history and exam. Order needed medications to be available. Coordinate sedation time with Attending Critical Care physician 

Qualifications:

• PNP Certification Required
• Ideal candidate would be an experienced AC-PNP with experience in pediatric critical care
• Recently or currently working as a PICU RN and or/PNP in an acute care pediatric hospital setting

For more than 95 years, Riley Hospital for Children has been one of the nation's leading children's hospitals. Each year, Riley Hospital provides compassionate care, support and comfort to more than 300,000 inpatients and outpatients from across Indiana, the nation and the world. Physicians at Riley Hospital provide comprehensive care, from the routine to the most complex, in every field of pediatric medicine and surgery.

Riley Hospital is nationally ranked as a top children's hospital by U.S. News & World Report, with national rankings in all ten pediatric specialties (including two specialties in the top ten), and is the only nationally ranked children's hospital in Indiana. Part of Indiana University Health, Riley Hospital enjoys a unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, giving our highly skilled physicians access to innovative treatments using the latest research and technology.

In addition, Riley Hospital is ranked ninth in the nation for NIH Research funding, totaling more than $38.5 million in 2023. The Children's Clinical Research Center, located at Riley Hospital, is one of the largest pediatric research facilities in the country. Riley Hospital also offers one of the nation's largest outpatient care facilities for children.

At Riley Hospital for Children, we are committed to advancing a culture where all people can come together while we work to equitably improve the health of all Hoosiers. Working together, our health system fosters an environment in which differences are respected and valued. With a bold approach to diversity and inclusion, we are the place where many voices and perspectives come together to improve the health of our communities today and in the future.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Indiana University Health, Indiana University Health Physicians and Indiana University School of Medicine are EOE/AA Employers, M/F/D.

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