Pediatric Cardiac ICU Advanced Practice Provider

Description

Specialization:
Pediatric Cardiology
Critical Care Cardiology

$ Salary Estimate: $110,000 - $150,000 / year

Job Summary:

• Master’s degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Current licensure and certification (BLS and PALS required; ACLS preferred)
• Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) experience preferred
• Plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, family-centered care to critically ill pediatric and adult congenital cardiac patients
• Works collaboratively with cardiologists, intensivists, surgeons, nurses, and other team members, the APP manages complex patients across the continuum of care—from admission through discharge.
• Responsibilities include performing comprehensive assessments, developing and implementing treatment plans, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and managing medications and therapies. APPs participate in daily rounds, respond to emergencies, and provide procedural support as needed. They also facilitate communication with families, contribute to care coordination, and ensure smooth transitions between inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Strong clinical judgment and procedural skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork in high-acuity settings
• Flexibility for rotating shifts, weekends, and on-call coverage

• When applicable, may be eligible for additional compensation if engaged to provide call coverage services and/or administrative services.
• In some circumstances, a minimum base guarantee, sign on/commencement, educational reimbursement, quality incentive, and/or relocation bonuses may be contemplated. Bonuses are awarded in exceptional circumstances only.
• Robust benefits are available for full time employees, which includes: paid malpractice, medical, behavioral health, prescription drug, dental and vision, wellbeing resources, life and disability, 401K plan with employer matching contributions, employee stock purchase plan, time off and other paid leave as required by law, supplemental health protection plans, wellbeing resources, flexible spending accounts, life and disability benefits, financial wellbeing resources, time away from work program, family-focused benefits, CorePlus voluntary benefits, CME allowance, CME Time-Off, and license reimbursement. Each benefit is subject to eligibility requirements as specified in plan documents and the company reserves the right to modify the benefits it offers from time to time.

• RMC is part of HCA HealthONE, Denver’s largest hospital system and a division of HCA Healthcare, which includes over 185 hospitals nationwide
• RMC is home to a growing cardiac surgical program with plans to care for all acuity and STAT categories
• Dedicated 10-bed CICU in development with plans to expand with growth of the program
• 143 bed children’s hospital including 84 NICU beds and 10 PICU beds; RMC is home to the largest Level IV NICU in the region with a high-risk OB and Level IV maternal Deck
• Active and expanding interventional cardiology and invasive electrophysiology (EP) programs
• RMC is supported by a diverse medical staff of over 300 pediatric specialists, including neonatologists and maternal-fetal medicine experts