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 care

Pediatric heart failure & transplant

ECMO, VADs (PediMag, CentriMag, HeartMate 3)

RRT (Aquadex), pulmonary HTN, EP device management

Procedural 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 : TBD

Practice in a collaborative, high-acuity environment with critical care-trained nursing staff.

IMU is evolving into a step-down unit with ICU-level standards.