Instructor - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine is seeking an Instructor - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for its Pediatric Critical Care team. This full-time role involves day-to-day care of pediatric patients with cardiac conditions in a high-volume environment, emphasizing education and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates are required to have advanced practice licensure and relevant experience in pediatric cardiac care.

Qualifications

• Masters degree required for NP or PA.
• Current Texas Licensure and relevant certifications needed.
• Experience in pediatric critical care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Care for children with cardiac illnesses requiring critical care.
• Participate in educational activities and training.
• Perform diagnostic procedures and prescribe treatments.

Skills

Collaboration

Patient Communication

Critical Care Management

Supervision

Teaching

Education

Masters degree in Nursing

Masters degree in Physician Assistant Studies

Job description

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Job Description Apply now Job Title: Instructor - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Division: Pediatrics Work Arrangement: Location: Houston, TX Salary Range: FLSA Status: Exempt Work Schedule:

Summary

The Department of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital is seeking full-time faculty for the position of nurse practitioner with specific focus on critical cardiac disease. This position offers unique experience in our high-volume pediatric cardiac intensive care units, for an individual who wishes to pursue a career in pediatric cardiac critical care.

The primary clinical site is at Texas Children's Hospital, the largest pediatric hospital in the United States, an affiliated hospital of Baylor College of Medicine. The section of Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics is a multidisciplinary team of attending critical care physicians, advanced practice providers (nurse practitioners and physician assistants), post-doctoral fellows, and research support personnel committed to the care of patients suffering from a life-threatening illness or injury.

The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Texas Children's Hospital is one of the highest volume programs in the world. The 48-bed unit is comprised of a Neonatal CICU, Pediatric CICU, and a first of its kind, Pediatric Heart Failure ICU. In addition to over 1000 congenital heart operations annually, TCH is home to an active heart failure program, a busy thoracic organ transplantation service, and one of the largest mechanical circulatory support and VAD programs in the world. In the CICU, the candidate will work alongside pediatric critical care and cardiology physician fellows and will join the existing CICU Faculty encompassing over 30 attending physicians (comprised of individuals who are specialty trained in pediatric cardiology, pediatric critical care, anesthesia, neonatology, and internal medicine), physician Instructors training in pediatric cardiac critical care, and over 15 advanced practice providers.

Role responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Day-to-day care of children with cardiac illness requiring critical care.

• Participation in all CCM Section and CICU educational activities including case presentations, quality reviews, didactic teaching, and core lecture series

• Active role in education of trainees.

• Supervision of Fellows.

• Participation in on-call schedule for the CICU.

• Liaison and collaboration with stakeholders in CICU, PICU, neonatology, cardiology, and congenital heart surgery.

Job Duties

• Obtain detailed history and perform physical examinations.
• Perform, order, and interpret diagnostic procedures in accordance with relevant health concerns of the patient.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
• Maintain records and write orders and progress notes in patient charts as to status, treatments, and procedures.
• Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient medical records.
• Provide follow-up health maintenance care to patients in accordance with protocols established with the supervising physician.
• Communicate with physicians, patients, and the family members of patients concerning patient care.
• Collaborates with providers, and practice staff in identifying appropriate patients for care management.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• For Nurse Practitioners: Masters degree in in Nursing. Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the State of Texas Board of Nursing. Current Texas Licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN), and with a mandatory acute care certification (CPNP-AC).
• For Physician Assistant: Masters degree in Physician Assistant Studies. NOTE: Bachelor's degree in Physician Assistant Studies accepted based on terminal degree requirements at time of graduation.

Experience Required: Relevant experience preferred but not required.

Certification/Licenses/Registration:

• For Physician Assistant: Current license as a Physician Assistant by the State of Texas Physician Assistant Board. Specialty certification as required by the department.
• For Nurse Practitioners: Pediatric Acute Care Certification (CPNP-AC)
• Required: Current Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

Requisition ID: 22813 Apply now

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Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty, and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.