Pediatrics-Cardiology Other job located in Texas
Job Description
- Experience as an acute care nurse practitioner or physician assistant
- 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. Capacity to work with trainees, including medical students and surgical residents.
Dell Medical School in conjunction with Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas (DCMCCT), is seeking Physician Assistants 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.
In collaboration with supervising physicians, provides for the expansion of individualized healthcare services by diagnosing and treating pediatric and congenital heart conditions in the Cardiac Critical Care Unit.
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.
- Work Schedule: 12 shifts per month – 13-hour shifts, includes 3-night shifts and 3 weekend shifts per month
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.
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