Cardiology Physician Assistant

Locums - Dallas, Texas Physician Assistant - Pediatric Cardiology Critical Care Opening Clinical Role Highlights:
•   Start Date: July 14, 2025
•   Contract Length: 3-month ongoing assignment
•   Schedule: 5x8-hour shifts, no call required
•   Practice Setting: Hospital
•   Board Certification: BC/BE required - must have Acute Care certification (Primary Care not accepted)
•   License: Active Texas license required Team Structure & Coverage:
•   Support Staff: The CICU is staffed by Critical Care/Cardiology Fellows and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs). No resident coverage. All front-line providers (FLPs) report directly to attending physicians.
•   Weekday Staffing: 6 FLPs + 1 APP resource 1:6 provider-to-patient ratio APPs write daily notes
•   Weekend Staffing: 3 FLPs cover both units 1:10 (CICU) & 1:12 (IMU) ratios Documentation required for admissions, discharges, and procedures only
•   Night Coverage: 3 FLPs with similar ratios Notes limited to admissions, procedures, and significant events Facility Overview:
•   Hospital Bed Size: 32 beds (20-bed CICU + 12-bed IMU)
•   Patient Load: Approx. 32 patients/day between CICU and IMU
•   Patient Demographics: Pediatric patients with a range of congenital and acquired cardiac conditions Clinical Focus Areas Include:
•   Pre- and post-operative surgical care
•   Pediatric heart failure and transplant management
•   Advanced mechanical circulatory support: PediMag, CentriMag, HeartMate 3, Impella
•   ECMO and renal replacement therapies (Aquadex)
•   Pulmonary hypertension management
•   Electrophysiology: temporary and permanent pacemaker management Unit Details:
•   Main CICU (20 beds):Designed for the highest acuity patients requiring intensive monitoring, ECMO, CRRT, VADs, and complex post-op care
•   IMU (12 beds):Evolving into a high-acuity step-down unit. Patients may require ventilator/trach support, continuous infusions (milrinone, PGE, low-dose epi), or VAD management. Staffed with critical care-trained nurses and held to the same care standards as the CICU. Procedural Competencies Required:
•   Independent removal of:
•   Chest tubes
•   Cardiac lines
•   Pacing wires
•   Surgical drains
•   Preferred but not required:
•   Insertion of chest tubes
•   Arterial/central lines
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