Job Location
1935 Medical District Dr
Dallas, TX 75235
Facility Type
Children's
Specialty: Physician Assistant- Cardiology Pediatric
Start Date: 7/14/25
Contract Length: 3 months ongoing
Shift Details: 5x8s - No call
Schedule: 5x8s - No Call
Work Details:
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.
EMR: TBD
Hospital Bed size: 32-bed
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
Practice Setting:
Hospital
Travel Logistics:
Specific travel client will pay for: Travel and lodging
Requirements:
Board Certification: BC, BE -- must have Acute Care certification (no primary care)
License Required: Active Tx License
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