Pediatrics Physician Assistant

General Purpose:

Driscoll Children s Hospital is seeking CICU Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dynamic Heart Center Team, located in a stunning coastal climate in Corpus Christi, Texas. This role provides advanced practice care to children with congenital heart disease. This is more than a job it is an opportunity to provide exceptional, family centered care in a fast-paced environment where your expertise directly impacts patient experience and outcomes.

Essential Functions:
Complete comprehensive history and physical exams
Manage individualized treatment plans.
Order, perform and interpret diagnostic tests
Complete Consults with follow up as indicated.
Prescribe medications, therapies as indicated within scope of practice
Manage hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, and ECMO as needed in collaboration with supervising physicians.
Perform advanced procedures as credentialed
Participate in daily rounds and communicate care plan with families
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members
Participate in Heart Center improvement initiatives

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA-C)
Master s or Post Master s Degree, Required.
Completion of an Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) approved program (prior to January 2001 - Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs), required.
Minimum of 1-2 years of pediatric acute care experience, required.
BLS, PALS and ACLS required.
Knowledge of EMR systems, preferred.
Bilingual (Spanish), preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA-C)
Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA),
Physician Assistant, Certified (PA-C), required.
Active and unencumbered license in the State of Texas, required
Advanced specialty courses and ongoing education requirements as required by DCH.
DCH Credentialing obtained within time frame required and continuously maintained ongoing.
Must obtain DCH credentialing as an active member of medical staff and appropriate medical privileges, required.