CVICU Critical Care APP - PRN (NP/PA)

HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 152,000 - 207,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

PRN hourly pay

Flexible scheduling

Malpractice coverage

Supportive ICU team

CVICU program access

Job summary

ICC Healthcare (Intensive Care Consortium) seeks experienced Critical Care Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants) to join a well-established cardiovascular-focused ICU program at HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center in Houston, Texas on a PRN basis.

The ideal candidate will have strong ICU/critical care, CVICU, or cardiac ICU experience and be comfortable managing complex critically ill patients in collaboration with intensivists and multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP/ACNP) or Physician Assistant (PA-C) required
• Texas license or ability to obtain Texas licensure
• Minimum 2 years of ICU/critical care experience preferred
• Cardiac ICU/CVICU experience strongly preferred
• ECMO experience preferred
• LVAD experience preferred
• Experience managing cardiogenic shock and advanced heart failure preferred
• Comfortable providing care for high-acuity ICU patients
• Proficient with intubations and arterial/central lines
• Strong teamwork and communication in a multidisciplinary ICU team
• Available to consistently work 2–4 shifts per month

Responsibilities

• Provide high-acuity critical care coverage in a cardiovascular-focused ICU
• Collaborate with intensivists, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and multidisciplinary teams
• Manage complex critically ill patients including ventilator management and hemodynamic support
• Support PRN coverage with flexible scheduling and reliable call shifts

Skills

ICU teamwork

Strong communication

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Ventilator management

Central line placement

ECMO experience

Cardiac ICU experience

Availability for shifts

Education

Acute Care NP/PA required

Tools

None

Job description

ICC Healthcare (Intensive Care Consortium) seeks experienced Critical Care Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants) to join a well-established cardiovascular-focused ICU program at HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center in Houston, Texas on a PRN basis.

The ideal candidate will have strong ICU/critical care, CVICU, or cardiac ICU experience and be comfortable managing complex critically ill patients in collaboration with intensivists and multidisciplinary teams.