Job Description
Ready to make your next career move? VieMed Healthcare Staffing is a premier staffing agency that specializes in connecting skilled professionals with healthcare facilities, ensuring seamless continuity of care and unparalleled service delivery. We are committed to quality, reliability, and integrity for both our candidates and clients. Join us in our mission to elevate healthcare staffing to new heights. We take care of you, so you can take care of others.
VHS is looking for a qualified Physicians Assistant - Cardiology.
- City: Dallas
- State: TX
- Start Date: 2025-10-01
- End Date: 2025-12-31
- Duration: 13 Weeks
- Shift: 12 Hours Overnight shift.
- Description: Job ID #: Specialty: Physician Assistant- Cardiology PediatricStart Date: 7/14/25Contract 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 IMUPatient 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 managementDepartment 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: TBDHospital 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 drainsAdditional procedural capabilities are requested but not required: Insertion of chest tubes arterial and central lines and endotracheal intubationPractice Setting:HospitalTravel Logistics:Specific travel client will pay for: Travel and lodging Requirements:Board Certification: BC BE must have Acute Care certification no primary careLicense 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.
At VieMed, Live Your Life isn't just a company tagline. It's a passionate commitment to improving the lives of every patient and employee.
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
Job Tags
Weekly pay, Permanent employment, Temporary work, Local area, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Weekday work,