Critical Care New Graduate RN Residency (Cardiac ICU or Pediatric ICU)

Nurse Residency Program

Kids Are Our Everything.

Pay Range: $39.20 - $39.70

This cohort is designed for nursing students who will have graduated and obtained their DC RN license by March 2027 and are interested in launching their careers in either the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) or Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Applications will be accepted from October 26 through November 9 for the cohort beginning March 15, 2027.

The Nurse Residency Program offers new graduate nurses the opportunity to launch their careers in either the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) or Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) while receiving comprehensive support, mentorship, and hands-on training from expert pediatric critical care teams.

Our 26-bed CICU provides highly specialized care for patients with congenital and acquired heart disease and is home to advanced programs including ECMO, VAD, heart transplantation, and a state-of-the-art Telehealth Command Center.

Our 46-bed PICU, expanding to 60 beds in 2027, is a regional referral center and Level I Trauma Center caring for children with complex medical, surgical, trauma, neurologic, oncology, and respiratory conditions.

As a Nurse Resident, you will participate in a structured residency program that combines classroom learning, simulation, precepted clinical experiences, and ongoing professional development. Working alongside nationally recognized pediatric specialists and interdisciplinary teams, you will develop the skills and confidence needed to care for critically ill children and support their families during some of their most challenging moments.

Minimum Education:

• Associate's Degree ASN (Required)
• Bachelor's Degree BSN (Preferred)

Minimum Work Experience:

• 0 years (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• The licensed Registered Nurse will successfully complete the hospital and nursing orientation at Children's National.
• Identify resources and know when to ask for assistance.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills.
• Identify self learning needs and seek resources to meet those needs.

Required Licenses and Certifications:

• Registered Nurse Registered Nurse licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland or Virginia dependent upon location of practice. (Required)
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (Required)

Functional Accountabilities:

Transformational Leadership:

• Contribute to MagnetTM re-designation as evidenced by timely annual completion of professional profile and participation in relevant councils, committees, task forces and/or community outreach.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills as evidenced by successful completion of change project.
• Recognize need to escalate patient care issues via chain of command.
• Utilize the currently identified process to ensure accurate hand off.
• Demonstrate ability to work cohesively with ancillary staff to meet patient care needs.
• Cooperate in the implementation of change and support management decisions.
• Demonstrate empathy, concern and a desire to be helpful to others.

Structural Empowerment:

• Complete all mandatory education and regulatory requirements and participates in professional activities to enhance nursing practice.
• Participate in performance appraisal and peer review.
• Support department goals for formal education, national certification, national safety standards and service excellence.
• Work in a collaborative manner with all members of the healthcare team and is viewed positively by coworkers.

Exemplary Professional Practice:

• Gather physical and psychosocial data on patient and family and complete accurate and timely patient assessment.
• Demonstrate clinical skills necessary to care for assigned patients.
• Develop assessment, organizational and prioritization skills necessary to care for patients whose clinical needs change throughout the shift.
• Complete documentation in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Continually assess and plan proactively for educational needs throughout hospital/clinic stay and before time of discharge.
• Organize care to complete assignment on time.
• Demonstrate caring in all encounters with patient and family as evidenced by feedback from parents and an increase in patient satisfaction scores.

Safety:

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children's National believes an individual's base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children's National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual's combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children's National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law.