Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, PICU

Join our collegial, high-performing PICU team at Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando. You'll care for critically ill children in our 28-bed PICU alongside a multidisciplinary team known for excellent outcomes, teaching, and teamwork. This position follows a variable schedule with day, night, and weekend coverage.

New-to-practice APPs are encouraged to apply. You'll be supported with structured onboarding, mentorship, and training.

What you'll do

• Practice top of scope in a high-functioning, autonomous role
• Collaborate with the Pediatric Intensivists as partners in care
• Obtain patient and family histories and perform physical and developmental assessments
• Make diagnoses and help develop management plans
• Perform invasive procedures and obtain specialist consultations
• Teach and counsel patients and families
• Educate the immediate bedside team, resident and fellow physicians, and APP Students and Fellows
• Complete appropriate documentation

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits: health, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage
• Retirement plan with employer match
• CME allowance and paid time off to attend conferences
• Paid licensure, DEA, and malpractice coverage
• Clinical mentorship, recognized APP training, and opportunities for career advancement and recognition, including a monthly APP Professional Practice Program for new APPs
• A culture that supports well-being, work-life balance, and long-term career growth

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Florida APRN or PA license in good standing
• American Heart Association BLS and PALS certification
• Preferred: PNP-AC certification and pediatric APP experience (intensive care, transport, acute care, or emergency medicine)

Advanced Practice at Nemours : APPs are a valued part of our multidisciplinary teams across Nemours, working in nearly all clinical departments and divisions in all three of our regions. Our APPs help ensure children and families receive safe, high-quality, evidence-based care.

They assess, diagnose, treat, and manage illnesses, prescribe medications, order diagnostic studies, perform clinical procedures, and take part in research. As APP roles continue to grow, so do our training, advancement, mentorship, and recognition opportunities. New APPs also have access to a monthly APP Professional Practice Program that covers role transition, documentation, billing, wellness, and quality improvement.

Central Florida offers additional training and post-graduate options for NP and PA careers.

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