Cardiology Nurse Practitioner

Seeking experienced Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) for locum coverage in a high-acuity Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU).Support & Coverage:No resident coverage; APPs and Fellows report directly to attendings.Weekdays: 6 FLPs + 1 resource APP; 1:6 ratio; APPs write daily notes.Weekends/Nights: 3 FLPs; ratios up to 1:12; limited documentation (admissions, discharges, procedures, major events only).Facility & Patient Population:32 total beds: 20-bed main CICU + 12-bed Intermediate Care Unit (IMU).Patients include congenital and acquired cardiac conditions, with focus on:Pre/post-op surgical carePediatric heart failure & transplantECMO, VADs (PediMag, CentriMag, HeartMate 3)RRT (Aquadex), pulmonary HTN, EP device managementProcedural Requirements:Must independently perform: removal of chest tubes, cardiac lines, pacing wires, surgical drains.Preferred but not required: insertion of chest tubes, central/arterial lines, intubation.Additional Info:EMR: TBDPractice in a collaborative, high-acuity environment with critical care-trained nursing staff.IMU is evolving into a step-down unit with ICU-level standards.

Created: 2025-11-13