Pediatric Cardiology/ Critical Care Pediatric/PICU Physician Assistant in Texas

Pediatric Cardiac ICU Physician Assistant

Specialty: Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner – Pediatric Cardiac ICU

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Location: Dallas, Texas

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Start Date: July 2025- 3 month ongoing

Shift Details: 5x8s - No call

Work Details:

• Patients per day: 20-bed main CICU and a 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit (IMU)
• 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.
• Procedural competencies: APPs are required to independently perform essential bedside procedures including:
• Removal of chest tubes, cardiac lines, pacing wires, and surgical drains
• Board Certification: BC, BE -- must have Pediatric Acute Care certification if NP (no primary care)

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Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Physician Assistant

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Specialty: PCCU – Pediatric Cardiology

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Location: Dallas, TX

Start Date: July 2025

Contract Length: 3 months ongoing

Shift Details: 5x8s - No call

Work Details:

• Staffing Ratio: Day Shift: 6 patients per provider (6:1) and Night Shift: 15 patients per provider (15:1)
• Hospital Bed size: 32-bed inpatient unit
• Patient Population/Age: The unit primarily serves patients from two specialized cardiology service lines:
  1. General Cardiology a. Includes pre- and post-operative patients b. Management of congenital and acquired cardiac conditions
  2. PACC (Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Care) – focused on Heart Failure and Heart Transplant a. Includes transplant candidates and post-transplant care b. Complex medical management of advanced heart failure patients
• Acuity Highlights: Patients often present with complex needs, including: · Stable VADs (Ventricular Assist Devices) · Trach/ventilator dependence · Inotropic infusions: Milrinone and Dopamine · Chest tubes (including management and removal) · External pacing wires (AAI mode only) · Stable peritoneal dialysis
• Practice Setting: Hospital

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PICU Physician Assistant

Specialty: PICU

Start Date: June 2025

Schedule: 4-6 shifts per 4-week block

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o Variable – days, evenings, nights, & weekends as part of a 24/7/365 coverage model

o Weekend, Night, and Holiday work is shared equally among all team members

o 12-hour Days/Nights (0700-1900, 1900-0700)

• Call: In-house night call responsibilities are shared among all team members who have completed orientation to nights.

• PICU: 6-8 patients during the day; night call includes all patients assigned to team at checkout as well as any new admission assigned to the team. Specialty skills and procedures: Arterial line placement, Central Venous Line Placement, Chest Tube Placement, Endotracheal Intubation, Lumbar Puncture, PICC Placement

• EMR: Epic

Credentialing timeframe: 90 days

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