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Registered Nurse (RN) – Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CICU)

Full-Time Opportunity | Night Shift | Rotating Weekends

Are you a passionate Pediatric ICU nurse ready to make a life-changing difference for children and their families? Join our Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CICU), where your clinical expertise, compassion, and dedication will help care for critically ill infants and children with congenital heart disease and complex cardiac conditions.

As a Pediatric CICU Registered Nurse, you’ll be part of a specialized team committed to exceptional care before and after congenital heart surgery. You’ll have the opportunity to use your critical thinking skills, strengthen your cardiovascular nursing expertise, and support families through some of their most important moments.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, embrace teamwork, and are passionate about caring for critically ill children, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact every shift.

Why Join Our Pediatric CICU Team?

• Make a Life-Changing Impact: Deliver specialized, compassionate care to critically ill infants and children with complex cardiac conditions.
• Grow Your Critical Care Expertise: Build on your pediatric ICU experience in a highly specialized cardiovascular environment.
• Be Part of a Collaborative Team: Work alongside dedicated healthcare professionals who share a commitment to clinical excellence and positive patient outcomes.
• Support Families When It Matters Most: Provide family-centered care, education, and reassurance throughout each child’s treatment journey.
• Earn Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive hourly rate, additional shift differentials, and a sign-on bonus opportunity.
• Explore Relocation Support: Relocation assistance may be available on a case-by-case basis.

What You’ll Do

As a Pediatric CICU RN, you will play a vital role in delivering safe, individualized, and evidence-based care to children with congenital heart disease and those recovering from cardiac surgery.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver Specialized Critical Care: Provide direct nursing care to critically ill pediatric patients with congenital heart disease and complex cardiac conditions, including patients undergoing or recovering from cardiac surgery.
• Develop Individualized Care Plans: Assess patient needs and organize, implement, modify, evaluate, and document comprehensive plans of care tailored to each child.
• Champion Family-Centered Care: Partner with parents and caregivers, incorporating their needs, concerns, and participation into the care process.
• Maintain a Safe Healing Environment: Promote patient safety, recognize changes in clinical condition, and respond promptly to evolving patient needs.
• Educate and Empower Families: Integrate teaching into daily nursing care to help families understand their child’s condition, treatment, and ongoing care needs.
• Contribute to Clinical Excellence: Participate in Children's Heart Service Unit (CHSU) initiatives and process improvement efforts that support quality, safety, and exceptional patient outcomes.
• Collaborate Across the Care Team: Work closely with fellow nurses and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to deliver coordinated, compassionate care.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for a dedicated pediatric critical care nurse who combines strong clinical judgment with compassion, adaptability, and a commitment to helping children and families navigate complex medical journeys.

Required Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• At least one year of recent Pediatric ICU RN experience in an acute care hospital.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS/BLS) certification within 30 days of your employment start date.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within six months of your employment start date.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within six months of your employment start date.

Preferred Qualification

• Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification.

Compensation and Shift Details

• Salary Range: $42.03–$65.10 per hour, based on years of experience.
• Shift: Night shift with rotating weekends.
• Night Shift Differential: Additional $4 per hour.
• Weekend Differential: Additional $2 per hour.
• Sign-On Bonus: $30,000.
• Relocation Assistance: Considered on a case-by-case basis.