RN Picu

Registered Nurse PICU

Nemours Childrens Hospital Florida

Full-Time Opportunities

At Nemours Childrens Hospital Florida in Orlando youll do more than practice exceptional pediatric nursing youll help build the healthiest generations of children and shape the healthiest workforce in health care. If youre energized by challenge driven by purpose and excited to be part of a story of growth youll thrive here.

Why choose us

Nemours Childrens is investing deeply in our people in our programs and in our community. Our Orlando campus is undergoing a $300 million expansion designed to meet the growing needs of kids across Central Florida. This project includes:

• Hospital Expansion (110000 sq. ft.) Doubling the ED square footage expanding Imaging and adding new inpatient beds (opens 2028)
• Surgery Center (75000 sq. ft.) Six ORs expanded orthopedics a Limb Lengthening Center Floridas only Gait and Motion Lab and enhanced sports medicine (opens 2028)
• Administrative Building 800-space Garage (75000 sq. ft.) (opens 2027)

Serving more than 300000 children were growing capacity and opportunity at a pace that matches Floridas expanding pediatric population. Orlando provides numerous opportunities especially for children with higher acuity needs.

Inside Our PICU

Our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit provides advanced family-centered care for up to 28 critically ill infants children and adolescents up to age 20. Youll join a collaborative high-acuity critical care team that includes experienced nurses patient care technicians critical care ARNPs and board-certified critical care physicians working side by side.

We are part of a rapidly growing critical care program expanded by more than 50% in the past five years with advanced capabilities including CRRT and a nurse-led PICC team. Our unit delivers comprehensive medical and surgical management across all organ systems including respiratory cardiac neurologic hematology/oncology gastrointestinal and metabolic care.

To support your continued growth our PICU offers robust year-round education ensuring ongoing competency confidence and professional development for every team member.

A PICU Nursing Career That Lets You Flourish

Our culture is built for nurses who want to grow programs teach lead and step forward with perseverance. Here nurses are empowered trusted and supported in delivering Whole Child Health addressing the physical emotional social and developmental needs of every child and family.

Youll work in a hospital created by families for families where innovation teamwork and evidence-based practice drive everything we do.

What Youll Do

As a PICU RN youll implement our family-centered patient care model with advanced critical-thinking compassion and autonomy.

Clinical excellence

• Use evidence-based guidelines to make informed clinical decisions.
• Assess diagnose plan implement and evaluate patient-centered care.
• Interpret complex patient data and respond quickly in dynamic situations.

Collaboration and advocacy

• Partner across disciplines to achieve the best outcomes.
• Advocate for your patients and families while upholding the ANA Code of Ethics.
• Engage in governance councils committees and improvement initiatives.

Caring and Whole Child Health

• Create a therapeutic environment built on compassion and trust.
• Support wellness reduce suffering and promote healing for children and families.
• Respect diversity across culture identity values and beliefs.

Learning and teaching

• Participate in research inquiry and continuous improvement.
• Teach and mentor peers students and families.
• Support readiness education and lifelong learning for patients and staff.

Systems thinking

• Use resources wisely to ensure safe high-quality cost-effective care.
• Contribute to policies standards and practice improvements.

Qualifications

• ASN required
• Active Florida or multistate RN license (required)
• National certification in clinical specialty (preferred)
• Minimum six months RN experience (required)

Required before start date:

• American Heart Association BLS (valid 90 days post start date)
• American Heart Association PALS

More Ways We Invest in You

On top of our full benefits package these added incentives make now the perfect time to bring your talent to Nemours Childrens.

• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5250/year
• Relocation Assistance
• $3000 Employee Referral Bonus
• A culture committed to investing in our talent and helping every associate thrive

What We Offer

• Medical Dental and Vision Four levels of medical coverage are available including fertility care and prescription drugs for associates and their families.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) PTO will accrue according to your role and length of service. There are six paid holidays annually and one day of paid volunteer time off.
• Paid Parental Leave New parents receive six weeks of paid leave at 100% of pay.
• Tuition Reimbursement Reimbursement is available on approved courses to a maximum of $5250.
• Retirement Savings Plan There is a 403(b) plan with immediate participation and matching contributions.
• Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance Basic Life Insurance is paid equal to one time your annual salary up to a maximum of $500000.
• Short- and Long-Term Disability All associates are automatically covered by our short-term disability coverage with income protection (at 60% of your salary) for disabilities caused by illness accident or injury that is not work related.

If you are a PICU nurse who is energized curious and ready to grow with a forward-moving organization Nemours Childrens invites you to join us and help shape what pediatric care can become.

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