The Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease (TCPCHD) is the clinical partnership between Dell Children’s Medical Center and Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. Our mission is to redesign the care of patients and families with congenital heart disease by developing a model system of health delivery that is integrated, holistic, patient- centered, value oriented and technology driven.

Our multidisciplinary team treats even the most rare and complex cardiac conditions. Through our robust data program and collaborations with other UT Austin departments, we continue to push the envelope by focusing on patient driven goals, addressing social determinants of health, removing barriers to access, and delivering care in the communities where our patients live.

Our 48 bed variable acuity CCU provides care to our sickest and most vulnerable patients regardless of age and complexity. Our unique APP driven multidisciplinary approach to patient and family centered care in the cardiac critical care unit ensures that our patients are always surrounded by the highest level of care. We are committed to continuous ongoing quality improvement driven by real time outcomes that are measured against the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium “PC4” benchmarks. Our collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin provides the necessary scaffolding for innovation and forward thinking providers.  

What starts here, changes the world.

Responsibilities

Counsels and educates cardiac critical care 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.

Participates 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.

For more information about our program, please visit our website:https://www.partnersincare.health/texas-center-for-pediatric-and-congenital-heart-disease

For more information about our advanced practice provider team, please contact: Kimberly Krauklis, APRN - Director of Advanced Practice Providers

Kimberly.krauklis@austin.utexas.edu

To apply, visit the UT Austin Job Search (www.utexas.edu/jobs) and search for positions within the Dell Medical School.

Congenital Heart Surgery, Cardiac Acute Care, Electrophysiology, and Heart Failure/Transplant Advanced Practice Provider positions also available