Physician Assistant III, Pediatric ICU

Join UT Southwestern on our mission to educate, discover, and heal. As a Pediatric Advanced Practice Provider, you will work in a large Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Health, responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, consultation, and care coordination for critically ill patients and their families.

What You Will Do

Diagnose and treat critically ill patients, develop and manage treatment plans, perform advanced procedures, and provide relevant management, referrals, counseling, and education to patients, families, and caregivers.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern cardiothoracic APP team where you’ll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth. You will have the chance to work with a multidisciplinary team providing the highest-quality patient care and contribute to quality-related initiatives.

Requirements

• Master's degree in nursing or Higher degree and Documentation of completion of accredited Advanced Practice Education Program and Graduate education and related Texas Board of Nursing authorization
• Master's degree graduate of a Master’s or higher Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) accredited Physician Assistant program
• Advanced Practice RN (CPNP-AC) by Texas State Board of Nursing upon hire and authorization for prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire
• National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and certified licensed by the Texas Physician Assistant Board (PA-C) upon hire
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics certified by the American Heart Association or Red Cross based on the UT Southwestern policy for Advanced Practice Providers upon hire

Benefits

• PPO medical plan
• 100% coverage for preventative healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer