Nurse Practitioner – CVICU; Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
A career at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital isn’t just about physicians and patients. It’s about taking pride in what you do, both in and out of work, and knowing that you play an integral role in something bigger. We give you the professional freedom. It’s up to you how you choose to use it.
Come work with some of the best surgeons in a fast pace, innovative and dynamic unit! The Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) provides state-of-the-art critical care to children with congenital and acquired heart disease. We also care for selected adults with congenital heart disease. Our facility is one of the largest and most technologically-advanced units dedicated to the care of critically ill pediatric cardiac patients in the western United States. We care for more than 650 patients each year with 20 plus beds and are a post-surgical and cardiac medical unit.
Our Pediatric Heart Transplant program is complemented by the Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Therapies (PACT) program. PACT provides artificial circulatory assist devices as alternatives to or bridges to transplant. These include ECMO, the Berlin Heart, the HeartWare, the HeartMate II, the Impala, Thoratec and PVAD, PACT implants between five and 10 ventricular assist devices per year. They are one of the most experienced teams nationally with the use of the Berlin Heart in children as a bridge to transplant.
Our APP team is currently made up of six highly qualified, experienced NP’s and PA’s. We are a strong team that works well together in providing outstanding care to our patients and families. Together, we have over 100 years of nursing and pediatric cardiac experience and our interests range from research, VAD’s, anatomy and physiology, neonates, chronically critically ill, adults with congenital heart disease, and OR. We are looking for team players that share our passion for pediatric cardiac intensive care and who want to be a part of a fast paced, fun, challenging, growing unit.
We require a Master’s or doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited college or university. Graduate of an NP program accredited by the National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and that you meet the License and Certification requirement. Pediatric cardiac and/or ICU experience highly perferred.
If you are interested in learning more about this position and joining our team, please visit our website and apply to Job #1799 at: www.lpchcareers.com or send your resume to Amy Hathaway at .
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With over 650 physicians and 4750 staff support and volunteers, Packard Children’s Hospital is a world-class, non-profit hospital devoted entirely to the care of babies, children, adolescents and expectant mothers. Internationally recognized for the care we provide, we also have an extensive network of community and outreach services in dozens of locations around the San Francisco Bay area, and the greater Pacific Northwest. As we continue to integrate and expand into the areas we serve, Packard Children’s Hospital is making it easier for children and mothers to access the care they need.