Advance Practice Healthcare Provider

Purpose In collaboration with supervising physicians, provides for the expansion of individualized healthcare services by diagnosing and treating pediatric and congenital heart conditions.
Responsibilities Counsels and educates heart failure and transplant patients and their families/ caregivers concerning health conditions, treatment options and community resources

Documents delivery of cardiac critical health care and nursing processes in accordance with care standards and network nursing policy

Obtains cardiac critical care patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination

Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies for cardiac critical care patients. Performs health assessments, screening, and patient care

Provides direct treatment and management of cardiac critical care conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources. Engages in discharge planning

Required Qualifications Physician's Assistant or Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing

Licensed Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Authority specializing in Cardiac Critical Care

Credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing in Acute Care nursing. Experience in caring for children with complex congenital and acquired heart disease in a Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac CriticalCare Unit

Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications

Capacity to work well with physicians and other care providers as part of a multi-disciplinary healthcare delivery team

Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished)
May work around standard office conditions
Required Materials Resume/CV
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