Pediatric CVICU NP/PA — Cardiac Critical Care

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health benefits (medical, dental, etc)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Adoption assistance

401(k) with match

Educational Assistance Program

Job summary

Advocate Health, Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC, seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work in the Cardiology Intensivists/ PICU. The role involves 32 hours per week with rotating days and nights (11.5h day shifts, 14h night shifts) and weekend/holiday requirements.

Independent practice in CVICU with a multidisciplinary team, DEA license, and BLS required. Prior APP experience preferred; prescriptive authority in NC/SC is necessary.

Qualifications

• Must be approved to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in the state of North and South Carolina.
• Eligible for prescriptive authority application through the Board of Nursing or Medical Board in North and South Carolina.
• Must have or be eligible for a DEA license.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice.
• 2+ years of experience as an APP in a relevant field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Functions independently to perform age-appropriate, disease-specific history and physical examination of complex acute, critical, and chronic advanced heart failure patients.
• Rounds daily with interdisciplinary team.
• Manages care and treatment plan as the front-line provider for patients.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests, including laboratory and radiologic.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
• Documents all patient encounters in the EMR.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members.

Job description

Advocate Health, Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC, seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work in the Cardiology Intensivists/ PICU. The role involves 32 hours per week with rotating days and nights (11.5h day shifts, 14h night shifts) and weekend/holiday requirements.

Independent practice in CVICU with a multidisciplinary team, DEA license, and BLS required. Prior APP experience preferred; prescriptive authority in NC/SC is necessary.