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PRN Healthcare

Cardiology Physician Assistant

PRN Healthcare, Dallas

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Seeking experienced Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) for locum coverage in a high-acuity Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU).

Support & Coverage:

  • No resident coverage; APPs and Fellows report directly to attendings.

  • Weekdays: 6 FLPs + 1 resource APP; 1:6 ratio; APPs write daily notes.

  • Weekends/Nights: 3 FLPs; ratios up to 1:12; limited documentation (admissions, discharges, procedures, major events only).

Facility & Patient Population:

  • 32 total beds: 20-bed main CICU + 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit (IMU).

  • Patients include congenital and acquired cardiac conditions, with focus on:

    • Pre/post-op surgical care

    • Pediatric heart failure & transplant

    • ECMO, VADs (PediMag, CentriMag, HeartMate 3)

    • RRT (Aquadex), pulmonary HTN, EP device management

Procedural Requirements:

  • Must independently perform: removal of chest tubes, cardiac lines, pacing wires, surgical drains.

  • Preferred but not required: insertion of chest tubes, central/arterial lines, intubation.

Additional Info:

  • EMR: TBD

  • Practice in a collaborative, high-acuity environment with critical care-trained nursing staff.

  • IMU is evolving into a step-down unit with ICU-level standards.