Pediatric Cardiac ICU: Advanced Practice Provider

Dell Medical School; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Medical School, in conjunction with Dell Children‘s Medical Center of Central Texas (DCMCCT), seeks Physician Assistants with cardiac critical care credentials to join the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver world-class pediatric cardiac critical care.

Responsibilities include counseling patients and families, documenting care, participating in staff education, performing assessments, ordering and

Qualifications

• Physician’s Assistant or Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing.
• Licensed Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Authority specializing in Cardiac Critical Care.
• Credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing in Acute Care nursing.
• Experience in caring for children with complex congenital and acquired heart disease in a Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac CriticalCare Unit.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work efficiently and flexibly in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance.
• Ability to address individuals and information with a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality in various situations.
• Capacity to work well with physicians and other care providers as part of a multi-disciplinary healthcare delivery team.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Counsels and educates cardiac critical care patients and their families/ caregivers concerning health conditions, treatment options and community resources.
• Documents delivery of cardiac critical health care and nursing processes in accordance with care standards and network nursing policy.
• Participates in orientation and education of staff and students.
• Obtains cardiac critical care patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination.
• Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies for cardiac critical care patients. Performs health assessments, screening, and patient care.
• Provides direct treatment and management of cardiac critical care conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources. Engages in discharge planning.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Education

Physician’s Assistant credentialed from Texas Board of Nursing

Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from Texas Board of Nursing

Licensed Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Authority in Cardiac Critical Care

Credentialed in Acute Care nursing from Texas Board of Nursing

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

Dell Medical School, in conjunction with Dell Children‘s Medical Center of Central Texas (DCMCCT), seeks Physician Assistants with cardiac critical care credentials to join the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver world-class pediatric cardiac critical care.

Responsibilities include counseling patients and families, documenting care, participating in staff education, performing assessments, ordering and