Cardiology Physician Assistant

I am working with Children s Medical Center in Dallas, TX and they are looking for some temporary Pediatric Cardiology NP / PA coverage over the next several months. I wanted to touch base with you to see if you might have any availability to help out. The job description is below and please let me know if you have any interest in being presented to this particular job opportunity.

Children s Medical Center

Dallas, TX

UT Southwestern Medical Center facility

AYA Healthcare vendor management job

496 Pediatric bed facility

Level 1 Trauma Center

Level IV NICU

47 bed NICU

This facility also has a Special Care Nursery

44 bed Special Care Nursery

This facility is seeking coverage July 14th ongoing

Shift times : We are still waiting to hear back from the facility on clarity of what shifts they need covered

Support Staff : The CICU is staffed by Critical Care / Cardiology Fellows and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), with no resident coverage.

All front-line providers report directly to the attending physician.

Weekdays : 6 front-line providers (FLPs) plus 1 APP resource; 1 : 6 provider-to-patient ratio. APPs write daily progress notes.

Weekends : 3 FLPs cover both units; 1 : 10 (main) and 1 : 12 (IMU) provider-to-patient ratios. Notes required for admissions, discharges, and procedures only.

Nights : 3 FLPs with similar ratios; documentation limited to admissions, procedures, and significant events.

Patients per day : 20-bed main CICU and a 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit (IMU)

Patient Population / clinical scope : Patient population includes a wide range of congenital and acquired cardiac conditions specializing in :

Pre- and post-operative surgical care

Pediatric heart failure and transplant management

Advanced mechanical circulatory support (PediMag, CentriMag, HeartMate 3, Impella)

ECMO and renal replacement therapies (including Aquadex)

Pulmonary hypertension management Electrophysiology : temporary and permanent pacemaker management

Department Description : Main CICU (20 beds) : Reserved for the highest acuity patients requiring intensive monitoring, complex post-operative care, and advanced support therapies such as ECMO, CRRT, and ventricular assist devices.

IMU (12 beds) : Traditionally for lower acuity patients, the IMU is evolving into a higher-acuity step-down setting. Patients may be intubated (on a limited basis), or managed with tracheostomy and ventilator support, ventricular assist devices, and continuous infusions (milrinone, PGE, low dose epi, etc.)

The unit is staffed by the same critical care-trained nurses and held to the same clinical care standards as the main CICU.

Procedural competencies : APPs are required to independently perform essential bedside procedures including Removal of chest tubes, cardiac lines, pacing wires, and surgical drains

Additional procedural capabilities are requested but not required : Insertion of chest tubes, arterial and central lines, and endotracheal intubation

EMR : EPIC

60-90 days to privilege (Emergency privileging available

Candidates must have an active Texas license

Candidates must be Board Certified

$185 per hour

Zach Worley Recruiting Representative

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