Pediatric Cardiac ICU
WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
Join UT Southwestern on our mission to educate, discover, and heal. With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, we are committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. Our Office of Advanced Practice Providers (OAPP) supports more than 1,000 advanced practice providers (APPs.) Working in collaboration with UT Southwestern pediatric faculty across Childrens Health and UT Southwestern hospitals and ambulatory clinics, our APPs are part of a multidisciplinary team providing the highest-quality patient care.? Recognized as the top pediatric hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth by U.S. News & World Report , Childrens Health has earned national rankings in all eleven specialty areas as well as best childrens hospital in North Texas. Tied for No. 15 in the nation for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery, our experts at The Heart Center have helped thousands of children with heart conditions lead happier, healthier lives. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern cardiothoracic APP team where youll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.?
Job Summary
The Pediatric Cardiac ICU provider will be working with a multidisciplinary team within the UT Southwestern Pediatric Critical Care / Cardiology division at Childrens Hospital in Dallas to provide comprehensive care to pediatric patients on our inpatient pediatric cardiac intensive care unit. These patients present with a wide variety of congenital and acquired heart disease. This position will require a high degree of critical thinking and clinical expertise in working with pediatric patients in the cardiac intensive care unit. The APP is responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, consultation, and health promotion and care coordination for patients and their families.
Scheduled Hours (24 / 7) : variable 12 shifts including nights and weekends
Benefits
Experience and Education
Required
Education
Licenses / Certifications
Preferred Experience
Job Duties
Security and EEO Statement
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.
EEO Statement
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.
Each Day Like No Other
Explore the full range of opportunities we offer within our Allied Health units and our laboratories.
As the only academic medical center in North Texas - and home to an acclaimed research center and medical school boasting several Nobel Prize winners - UT Southwestern offers you a unique environment to learn and grow. This is a collaborative environment supported with comprehensive resources that help us redefine the standard for innovative patient care.
Coupled with an exceptional benefits package that includes a generous pension plan and much more, UT Southwestern offers APPs like you the compelling blend of clinical challenge, professional growth, and personal satisfaction that can elevate a career to extraordinary levels.
Accelerating Your Professional Development
Our APPs enjoy full access to a wide range of dynamic and career-enhancing professional development programs, including :
Career Ladder
This defined professional development track supports the increased proficiency and expertise necessary to provide our patients with the most advanced care possible - even as it empowers our APPs to reach top-of-license within their scope of practice.
Mentoring Program
We offer both novice and experienced APPs the opportunity to partner with a mentor to help support, enhance, and develop their careers along specific professional tracks.
Office of Development and Training
To support the lifelong education of our staff, weve created a one-stop online shop with extensive materials specifically designed for APPs.
Academic Clinical Provider Lecture Series
With lecturers from all disciplines, this series of monthly forums fosters interdisciplinary collaboration while offering APPs valuable opportunities to review and discuss clinical patient management and evaluate important issues confronted by our providers.
APP-Specific Residencies & Fellowships
We offer intensive, full-time residency and fellowship programs designed to provide select candidates with curricula and training to assist with innovative, complex care in key specialty areas.
Additional Opportunities for APPs
Advanced Practice Provider • Dallas, TX, United States