Position that is NICU and PICU?!

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I'm going on an interview next week for a position with the "pediatric resource team" -- in which you do PICU, NICU and peds.

Has anyone heard of a position like this? I think that neonates and children vastly different, and that it would be a different set of skills for each one.

Any input or experience with this type of position?

Good luck with that, the nicu is a great place to work:) If they are interested in hiring you and you would consider moving you would probably have lots of opportunities for a good orientation in a nicu. I live in Southern California and several big nicus hire new grads with good orientation times.

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Southern cali!? Sounds nice!!:lol2:

Unfortunately -- I'm stuck on the east coast in New York. There's major hospitals in the city and boros -- so hopefully, i'll stand a good chance to begin in a NICU.

Many of my new grad friends are beginning in med-surg units, it's easy to get into -- but that holds absolutely no interest for me what-so-ever.

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Specializes in NICU, Telephone Triage.
I'm going on an interview next week for a position with the "pediatric resource team" -- in which you do PICU, NICU and peds.

Has anyone heard of a position like this? I think that neonates and children vastly different, and that it would be a different set of skills for each one.

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ny input or experience with this type of position?

My hospital gave some nurses a critical care float pool position and they thought it would just be NICU and PICU but they float to all peds floors, too.

Beware!;)

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Specializes in NICU, Telephone Triage.
I'm going on an interview next week for a position with the "pediatric resource team" -- in which you do PICU, NICU and peds.

Has anyone heard of a position like this? I think that neonates and children vastly different, and that it would be a different set of skills for each one.

Any input or experience with this type of position?

OOPS, sorry I misread your post. Sounds too challenging, in my opinion.

Good luck!:o

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Southern cali!? Sounds nice!!:lol2:

Unfortunately -- I'm stuck on the east coast in New York. There's major hospitals in the city and boros -- so hopefully, i'll stand a good chance to begin in a NICU.

Many of my new grad friends are beginning in med-surg units, it's easy to get into -- but that holds absolutely no interest for me what-so-ever.

Starting in NICU is fine, don't think you have to do medsurg...besides...it's really bad on your back.

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How do you feel now?

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How do you feel now?

Are you asking me that question? This post is a year old almost.

I still feel the same way, if your question is for me.

A nurse shouldn't start in med-surg if that's not what they want.

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I'm starting soon in a Peds Resource Team position where we rotate every 2 months between Peds, NICU, PICU. I have a year and a half adult MedSurg experience and am so desperate and ready for a change. Critical Care really excites me and I have always wanted to work with kids, so I am thrilled with this job. We get about 6 months training throughout.

Anybody here have positive experience with this type of position?

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Do you mean 6 months training in each area? Or 6 months training for Peds, NICU, and PICU combined?

I would want 6 months training just for PICU alone. 3 months training for NICU is good. But that's 9 months right there and I can't imagine any place training someone for that long.

Personally I would wait and get a few years of experience in either NICU or PICU, before I felt comfortable in a PICU/NICU/Peds resource pool.

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Hie You all

Anyone recomend any recruiters for the Dallas-FortWoth areas for NICU or PICU please PM me. Thank you.

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