Instructor - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care Medicine, seeks full-time faculty for a nurse practitioner or physician assistant focused on pediatric cardiac critical care. The role is anchored at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, a high-volume CICU with multidisciplinary teams and extensive congenital heart disease operations.

The position emphasizes education of trainees, supervision of Fellows, and collaboration across pediatric subspecialties, in one of

Qualifications

• NP requires Master's degree in Nursing and Texas RN/APRN license with specialty certification as required.
• PA requires Master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies; BA accepted based on terminal degree requirements.
• Basic Life Support (PALS) Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced nursing care to pediatric patients with cardiac illness in a critical care setting.
• Participate in CCM Section and CICU educational activities including case presentations and quality reviews.
• Educate trainees and supervise Fellows.
• Contribute to on-call CICU schedule.
• Collaborate with CICU, PICU, neonatology, cardiology, and congenital heart surgery teams.
• Liaise with stakeholders to support patient care in CICU/CICU settings.

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies

Bachelor's degree in Physician Assistant Studies (accepted under terminal degree requirements)

Job description

Instructor - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

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.

Job Purpose

Provides advanced nursing care to patients in a clinical setting in an area of specialization under the direction of a physician.

Job Duties

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

Minimum Qualifications

Education Required:

• For Nurse Practitioner: Master's degree in in Nursing.
• For Physician Assistant: Master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies. NOTE: Bachelor's degree in Physician Assistant Studies accepted based on terminal degree requirements at time of graduation.

Certification/Licenses/Registration:

• For Nurse Practitioner: Current license as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the State of Texas Board of Nursing. Current Texas Licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN-NP), and specialty certification as required by department.
• For Physician Assistant: Current license as a Physician Assistant by the State of Texas Physician Assistant Board. Specialty certification as required by department.
• Basic Life Support (PALS) Certification.

Work Authorization Requirement: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.

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

Requisition ID: 24387

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.