Pediatric Cardiac ICU Physician Assistant (APRN/PA)

Quick Facts

• Role: Pediatric Cardiac ICU Physician Assistant (Advanced Practice Provider)
• Setting: Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU)
• Patient population: Critically ill children with congenital and acquired heart disease
• Practice model: Primary covering provider in a 6-bed Pediatric Cardiac Care Center

Description

Provide advanced management of critically ill pediatric cardiac patients as a primary covering provider within a multidisciplinary Pediatric Cardiac Care Center. Manage complex cases across the continuum of cardiac critical care, including pre- and post-operative surgical patients and high-risk single ventricle physiology. The role focuses on critical care decision-making and patient management rather than procedural volume.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive management of critically ill cardiac patients, including:
• Pre-operative and post-operative pediatric cardiac surgery patients
• Complex congenital heart disease
• High-risk single ventricle physiology
• Open chest management
• Arrhythmia diagnosis and management
• Vasopressor and inotropic support
• External and internal pacemaker management
• VA and VV ECMO support
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Adult congenital heart disease patients requiring critical care management
• Occasional PICU boarders with diverse critical care needs

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of Pediatric Cardiac ICU experience
• Extensive knowledge of congenital heart disease and complex cardiac physiology
• Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant program
• Active New York State Physician Assistant license in good standing
• Current NCCPA certification
• Current BLS certification (AHA)
• Current PALS certification

Benefits

• Work alongside nationally recognized pediatric cardiac critical care specialists
• Manage some of the most complex congenital cardiac patients in the region
• Collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary culture
• Opportunity to advance expertise in pediatric cardiac critical care
• Meaningful impact on critically ill children and their families