Locum Tenens Pediatric Cardiology Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Coverage Needed in Dallas, TX – Job 3119

Description

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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