Description

Specialization:

Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Job Summary:

Medical City Children's Congenital Heart Surgery Center is seeking a part time Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their premier group.

Qualified Candidates:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

• Graduate of an accredited Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care Program or Physician Assistant program

• Current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Licensure or PA licensure

• Current Nurse Practitioner certification in Pediatric Acute Care

• Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); PALS provider card as required by department and facility

• Eligible for hospital privileges

• Previous experience with Pediatric Cardiac ICU or Congenital Heart Surgery required

Job Responsibilities and Qualifications:

• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical and ongoing clinical assessments for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill perioperative and post-operative patients

• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs such as x-rays, EKGs and laboratory tests

• Provides relevant management, referrals, counseling, and education to patients, families and caregivers related to patient’s condition and current care

• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities

• Demonstrates proficiency in technical/procedural skills, as appropriate based on specialty and training

• Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients

• Proficient use of EMR in the delivery of care

• Organizes and participates in weekly Multidisciplinary Case Conferences

Incentive/Benefits Package:

• Employed position

• Competitive salary

About Medical City Children's Congenital Heart Surgery:

• Our dedicated team of pediatric congenital heart disease specialists and surgeons provide meticulous and compassionate, multi-disciplinary approach in caring for the special needs of both mom and baby

• Our expert team, including board-certified surgeons and nurse practitioners, bring expertise in congenital heart surgery, achieving outcomes for patients that surpass national standards

About Medical City Children's Hospital:

• 100 NICU beds and a 12-bed dedicated congenital heart unit with a 12-bed step down unit

• They cover a robust number of neonates with complex congenital heart disease, some adults, and no transplants

• The Congenital Heart Program at Medical City Children’s performs over 250 cardiac surgical cases each year in addition to the utilization of the interventional catheterization lab and electrophysiology lab

• The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Medical City Children’s is a dedicated 12-bed unit with a 7-bed overflow/stepdown housed alongside the largest Level IV NICU in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex

• Level IV NICU

• Level I PICU

• Level IV Maternal Designation

• Congenital Heart Center

• Fetal surgery

• Maternal fetal institute

• Scoliosis and spine care

• Adult hospital on the same campus

• DFWChild Readers - Best hospital to have a baby

• DFWChild Readers - Best childbirth classes in Dallas County

• U.S. News & World Report - Best hospital in Texas