What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Acute Care NP or PA position at Medical City Dallas Hospital?
Description
Specialization :
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Job Summary :
Medical City Childrens is seeking a certified acute care pediatric nurse practitioner or certified acute care and primary care pediatric nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
Candidate Requirements :
- Masters degree or higher in nursing, documentation of completion of accredited acute care pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP)
- Prefer dual certification for both primary and acute care pediatric nurse practitioner to function independently in a high acuity, fast paced pediatric cardiac intensive care unit caring for patients with congenital heart disease including both pre-surgical and post-surgical patients, acquired heart disease, and post-surgical adult congenital heart disease
- Current Texas licensure as a Registered Nurse
- Current Texas licensure as an APRN-NP
- Required basic life support (BLS) certified
- Required pediatric advanced life support (PALS) certified
- Preferred adult cardiac life support (ACLS) certified
- Cardiac experience preferred, but not required
Incentive / Benefits Package :
About Medical City Children's Hospital :
On-site there are 108 NICU beds and a 12-bed dedicated congenital heart unit with a 12-bed step down unit. They cover a robust number of neonates with complex congenital heart disease, some adults, and no transplants.
Dallas is the 9th largest city in the US and the third largest in Texas with a population of 1,302,753. Dallas is centrally located and within a four-hour flight from most North American destinations. It is served by two airports; Dallas / Ft. Worth International and Dallas Love Field that combined provide more than 2,200 flights daily. AMTRAK also provides daily service to Dallas via Union Station. The Dallas area is home to 21 Fortune 500 companies including Exxon Mobil, JC Penney, AT&T, Texas Instruments, and others. Dallas is home to five professional sports teams : The Dallas Cowboys (NFL); Dallas Stars (NHL); Dallas Mavericks (NBA); Dallas Wings (WNBA); FC Dallas (MLS) and the Texas Rangers (MLB) plus NASCAR and Indy racing. The area is also home to more than 200 golf courses.
