Pediatric Cardiac Heart Failure & Transplant Advanced Practice Provider

Hiring Department: Department of Pediatric Position Open To: All Applicants Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 FLSA Status: Exempt Earliest Start Date: I mmediately Position Duration: Expected to Continue Job Details: Purpose In collaboration with supervising physicians, provides for the expansion of individualized healthcare services by diagnosing and treating pediatric and congenital heart conditions. Responsibilities Counsels and educates heart failure and transplant patients and their families/ caregivers concerning health conditions, treatment options and community resources Documents delivery of cardiac critical health care and nursing processes in accordance with care standards and network nursing policy Participants in orientation and education of staff and students Obtains cardiac critical care patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies for cardiac critical care patients. Performs health assessments, screening, and patient care Provides direct treatment and management of cardiac critical care conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources. Engages in discharge planning Other related duties as assigned Required Qualifications Physician's Assistant credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing Credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing in Acute Care nursing. Experience in caring for children with complex congenital and acquired heart disease in a Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Critical Care Unit Highly proficient in Microsoft Office applications Ability to work efficiently and flexibly in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance Ability to address individuals and information with a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality in various situations Capacity to work well with physicians and other care providers as part of a multi-disciplinary healthcare delivery team Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate healthstartshere4 Salary Range: $122,000 depending on qualifications Working Conditions Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation Use of manual dexterity Lifting and moving Uniforms and/or personal protection equipment (furnished) May work around standard office conditions May work around biohazards Required Materials Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor Letter of interest Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume in the first step of the online job application process. Then, any additional Required Materials will be uploaded in the My Experience section; you can multi-select the additional files or click the Upload button for each file. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find Jobs. Before you apply though, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page, and you will need to click the Upload button multiple times in order to attach your Resume, References and any additional Required Materials noted above. Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original http://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/I9docs.html to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university. E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: * https://hr.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/e-verify-poster.pdf [PDF] * https://hr.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/RightToWorkPosterEnglish.pdf [PDF] * https://hr.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/RightToWorkPosterSpanish.pdf [PDF] Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in https://secure4.compliancebridge.com/utexas/public/getdoc.php?file=3-3031 . The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may https://compliance.utexas.edu/asfsr or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.aa415a4b-8b21-40fc-a65c-70d2b25ca29a