Job Description

Advanced Practice Provider, Heart Failure and Transplant Services (Inpatient), Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, Dell Medical School at Dell Medical School summary:

An Advanced Practice Provider in Heart Failure and Transplant Services at Dell Medical School delivers specialized pediatric cardiac critical care within a multidisciplinary team. They diagnose, treat, and manage complex pediatric and congenital heart conditions, provide patient and family education, and participate in staff training. Their role includes performing assessments, interpreting diagnostic studies, managing treatment plans, and facilitating discharge planning in an inpatient setting.

General Notes

Dell Medical School in conjunction with Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas (DCMCCT), is seeking Advanced Practice Nurses with cardiac critical care credentials to be part of the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to serve the growing need of the regional pediatric population, delivering world class pediatric cardiac critical care.

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 cardiac critical care 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.

• Participates 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.

Salary Range

$120,000+ 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 in to 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.

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Keywords:

pediatric cardiac critical care, advanced practice nurse, heart failure, transplant services, congenital heart disease, patient education, diagnostic assessment, multidisciplinary healthcare, inpatient care, clinical treatment

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