Days Per Week

California was the name given to a mythical island in the popular early 16th century Spanish novel Las Sergas de Esplandián. When the Spanish started exploring the Pacific coast, they applied this name to the Baja California Peninsula. That name stuck. Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo became the first European in recorded history to sight the region that is present-day California in 1542.You will usually care for between one and three children. In addition to providing state of the art care for critically ill children and adolescents, you will offer emotional support and educational opportunities to their parents and other family members. You will provide medications, intravenous fluids, and artificial nutrition to children and babies in need of medical assistance. Depending upon the type of facility that you choose to work in, you may provide services to patients who have similar needs, or work with children who have a wide array of diagnoses. Most children will remain in the PICU for days or weeks, however, some of them need care in the PICU for extended periods. You may develop close relationships with families, especially if you work in a large medical center that provides care for children who have ongoing, critical medical needs.

Job Summary

California was the name given to a mythical island in the popular early 16th century Spanish novel Las Sergas de Esplandián. When the Spanish started exploring the Pacific coast, they applied this name to the Baja California Peninsula. That name stuck. Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo became the first European in recorded history to sight the region that is present-day California in 1542.You will usually care for between one and three children. In addition to providing state of the art care for critically ill children and adolescents, you will offer emotional support and educational opportunities to their parents and other family members. You will provide medications, intravenous fluids, and artificial nutrition to children and babies in need of medical assistance. Depending upon the type of facility that you choose to work in, you may provide services to patients who have similar needs, or work with children who have a wide array of diagnoses. Most children will remain in the PICU for days or weeks, however, some of them need care in the PICU for extended periods. You may develop close relationships with families, especially if you work in a large medical center that provides care for children who have ongoing, critical medical needs.