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VHS is looking for a qualified Physicians Assistant - Cardiology.
City: Dallas
State: TX
Start Date: 2025-07-14
End Date: 2025-10-13
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: 12 Hours Overnight shift.
Description: Job ID #: 2894426
Specialty: Physician Assistant- Cardiology Pediatric
Start Date: 7/14/25
Contract Length: 3 months ongoing
Shift Details: 5x8s - No call
Schedule: 5x8s - No Call
Work Details:
Support Staff: The CICU is staffed by Critical Care/Cardiology Fellows and Advanced Practice Providers APPs with no resident coverage. All front-line providers report directly to the attending physician.
· Weekdays: 6 front-line providers FLPs plus 1 APP resource 1:6 provider-to-patient ratio. APPs write daily progress notes.
· Weekends: 3 FLPs cover both units 1:10 main and 1:12 IMU provider-to-patient ratios. Notes required for admissions discharges and procedures only.
· Nights: 3 FLPs with similar ratios documentation limited to admissions procedures and significant events.
Patients per day: 20-bed main CICU and a 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit IMU
Patient Population/clinical scope: Patient population includes a wide range of congenital and acquired cardiac conditions specializing in:
· 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 including Aquadex
· Pulmonary hypertension management
· Electrophysiology: temporary and permanent pacemaker management
Department Description: Main CICU 20 beds: Reserved for the highest acuity patients requiring intensive monitoring complex post-operative care and advanced support therapies such as ECMO CRRT and ventricular assist devices.
· IMU 12 beds: Traditionally for lower acuity patients the IMU is evolving into a higher-acuity step-down setting. Patients may be intubated on a limited basis or managed with tracheostomy and ventilator support ventricular assist devices and continuous infusions milrinone PGE low dose epi etc. The unit is staffed by the same critical care-trained nurses and held to the same clinical care standards as the main CICU.
EMR: TBD
Hospital Bed size: 32-bed
Procedural competencies: APPs are required to independently perform essential bedside procedures including:
· Removal of chest tubes cardiac lines pacing wires and surgical drains
Additional procedural capabilities are requested but not required:
· Insertion of chest tubes arterial and central lines and endotracheal intubation
Practice Setting:
Hospital
Travel Logistics:
Specific travel client will pay for: Travel and lodging
Requirements:
Board Certification: BC BE -- must have Acute Care certification no primary care
License Required: Active Tx License
Shift Info: Night 5x8-Hour 19:00 - 07:00
Notes: N/A
1099 Pay Rate: $185.25
Certification Requirements: Please confirm credential requirements with VHS upon application.
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Benefits Include:
Competitive Pay Packages
Weekly Pay Schedule via Direct Deposit
Comprehensive Medical Benefits (W-2)
Robust Referral Bonus Program
24/7 Dedicated team committed to your success throughout your time with VHS
Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state, federal and local laws
Licensure, certification, travel and other reimbursements when applicable
**VHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer (“EEO”)/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/E-Verify Employer and welcomes all to apply**
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