Pediatric Cardiac Heart Failure & Transplant Advanced Practice Provider

Purpose

In collaboration with supervising physicians, provides for the expansion of individualized healthcare services by diagnosing and treating pediatric and congenital heart conditions.

Responsibilities

Counsels and educates heart failure and transplant 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

Participants 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

Required 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 Critical Care 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

#healthstartshere4

Salary Range

$122,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

Use of manual dexterity

Lifting and moving

Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished)

May work around standard office conditions

May work around biohazards

Required Materials

Resume/CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important

for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:

You will be prompted to submit your resume in the first step of the online job application process. Then, any additional Required Materials will be uploaded in the My Experience section; you can multi-select the additional files or click the Upload button for each file. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that

ALL

Required Materials have been uploaded.

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:

As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find Jobs. Before you apply though, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page, and you will need to click the Upload button multiple times in order to attach your Resume, References and any additional Required Materials noted above.