Pediatrics Physician Assistant

General Purpose:



Driscoll Children s Hospital is seeking CICU Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dynamic Heart Center Team, located in a stunning coastal climate in Corpus Christi, Texas. This role provides advanced practice care to children with congenital heart disease. This is more than a job it is an opportunity to provide exceptional, family centered care in a fast-paced environment where your expertise directly impacts patient experience and outcomes.



Essential Functions:

• Complete comprehensive history and physical exams


• Manage individualized treatment plans.


• Order, perform and interpret diagnostic tests


• Complete Consults with follow up as indicated.


• Prescribe medications, therapies as indicated within scope of practice


• Manage hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, and ECMO as needed in collaboration with supervising physicians.


• Perform advanced procedures as credentialed


• Participate in daily rounds and communicate care plan with families


• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members


• Participate in Heart Center improvement initiatives

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA-C)

• Master s or Post Master s Degree, Required.


• Completion of an Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) approved program (prior to January 2001 - Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs), required.


• Minimum of 1-2 years of pediatric acute care experience, required.


• BLS, PALS and ACLS required.


• Knowledge of EMR systems, preferred.


• Bilingual (Spanish), preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA-C)

• Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA),


• Physician Assistant, Certified (PA-C), required.


• Active and unencumbered license in the State of Texas, required


• Advanced specialty courses and ongoing education requirements as required by DCH.


• DCH Credentialing obtained within time frame required and continuously maintained ongoing.


• Must obtain DCH credentialing as an active member of medical staff and appropriate medical privileges, required.