Advanced Practice Provider - Cardiac Intensive Care

Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider (APP) – Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)

Location: Seattle, WA

Department: Heart Center / Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Employment Type: Full-Time

Shift: Rotating Shifts (Days, Nights, Weekends, Holidays)

Position Overview

Seattle Children’s Heart Center is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Advanced Practice Provider (APP)—either a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC) or Physician Assistant (PA-C)—to join our nationally recognized Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU).

As a key member of a interprofessional, team-based care model, the APP provides frontline, high-acuity medical management for a cohort of pediatric cardiac critical care patients. Our CICU is the only dedicated pediatric cardiac intensive care unit in the Pacific Northwest (serving Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and Oregon) and is an AACN Beacon Award for Excellence recipient.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Frontline Patient Care: Provide comprehensive medical management and clinical decision-making for a dynamic cohort of critically ill pediatric cardiac patients in a high-acuity, high-technology setting.
• Team-Based Model: Collaborate closely with cardiac intensivists, pediatric cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, fellows, specialized CICU nurses, ECMO specialists, respiratory therapists, and clinical pharmacists.
• Advanced Care Management: Manage complex patients across the spectrum of congenital and acquired heart disease, including post-operative cardiac surgery care, single ventricle palliation, heart failure, and heart transplantation (top-10 busiest pediatric transplant program nationally).
• High-Technology Support: Manage patients supported by advanced life-support technologies, including Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and a comprehensive range of Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) such as Berlin Heart, Impella, HeartMate, and total artificial heart technologies.
• Invasive Procedures & Resuscitation: Perform bedside procedures and participate actively in critical care resuscitations and stabilization.
• Cross-Coverage & Redeployment: Flexible support within the Heart Center, with potential redeployment to the Cardiac Specialty Care Unit (CSCU / step-down unit) or adjacent care areas based on clinical needs.
• Family-Centered Care: Communicate complex clinical updates, care trajectories, and treatment goals clearly with families, working alongside child life specialists and supportive care teams.

Work Schedule & Environmental Requirements

• Shift Structure: Rotating shifts required, covering Days, Nights, Weekends, and Holidays to support 24/7/365 coverage.
• Acuity & Environment: Very high-acuity, fast-paced environment equipped with a 24-bed single-room floor layout designed for continuous clinical monitoring and family-centered care.

Learn More

To learn more about our facility, services, advanced technology, and team model, visit the Seattle Children's Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) page

Required Education and Experience

Master's degree in nursing with a concentration in a acute care OR graduate of a nationally accredited physician assistant program

One year work experience in a pediatric or family focused clinical area.

Required Credentials

For Nurse Practitioners

Active, unencumbered registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner licensure in the State of Washington

Current national certification as a pediatric or family nurse practitioner

For Physician Assistants

Active, unencumbered physician assistant licensure in the State of Washington

Initial certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

For All Providers

Active Drug Enforcement Authority registration

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Some clinical locations may require American Heart Association Pediatric Life Support training and continuous maintenance of certification.

Active clinical privileges as an Allied Health Provider at Seattle Children's Hospital must be secured prior to time of hire and must be maintained in good standing and in compliance with all medical staff bylaws, continuously throughout employment.

Preferred

Two years experience in advanced practice provider role

Two years experience in pediatric health care

Compensation Range

$142,120 - $209,019 per year

Note: This position is currently eligible for an off-shift premium of up to 12% which would increase the total compensation of this role by an additional $17,054 to $25,082 per year.

This position is eligible for relocation for qualified candidates.

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors .

Benefits Information

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website .

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

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The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

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