The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) provides 24 hour intensive nursing care for patients aged neonate through adolescence.
The primary conditions and diagnoses treated are:
Congenital heart disease, pre and post operative cardiac surgery
Hematology/Oncology, Immunocompromized patients
Metabolic disorders
Pediatric General Surgery, Neurosurgery
Vascular Surgery, ENT, Endocrinology
All sick medical patients requiring intensive care
Frequent Procedures/Services/Functions:
The PICU utilizes numerous nursing diagnostic and therapeutic modalities to facilitate patient care, including the following:
Use of nursing process, assessment, planning, interventions, and evaluation
IV Therapy
Thermo-regulation
Hemodynamic monitoring
Cardiac and neurologic monitoring
Ventilatory support
Psychosocial care
Patient and family education
Medication administration
Trauma care
Continuous renal replacement therapy (Prisma)
Pain management
Number of Beds: 18
Nurse Patient Ratio: 1:1-2
Hours of Operation:
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Required Qualifications/Skills:
Bachelor's degree, or Associate's degree, or Diploma in Nursing, and
Current nursing (RN) license in USA, Canada, or UK, and
A minimum of two years current experience as a Registered Nurse, including at least one year experience in the specialty area, working in a mid- to large-sized acute-care hospital in North America or UK.
