Critical Care Nurse Practitioner – Advanced Heart Failure

Join a top-tier ICU team managing advanced heart failure patients, including those with LVADs, ECMO, and post-transplant recovery. Use your AGACNP skills in a fast-paced cardiac critical care setting with supportive leadership and excellent benefits.

What You’ll Do:

• Assess, triage, and manage patient care in collaboration with the healthcare team
• Obtain medical histories, perform exams, and order/interpret diagnostic tests
• Perform advanced procedures: arterial/central lines, pulmonary artery catheter, intubation, chest tube removal, thoracentesis
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and update care plans
• Maintain and improve clinical protocols; ensure compliance with regulations
• Educate patients and families on care and resources
• Support quality improvement and safety initiatives
• Mentor and train
• Engage in professional development and continuing education
• Perform additional duties as needed

Qualifications:

• Texas APRN license + AGACNP certification

• 2+ years critical care or cardiac ICU experience (RN or NP)

• Experience with LVADs, ECMO, heart transplant, or post-op cardiac care

• Current BLS & ACLS certifications

Perks:

• Competitive salary + bonus

• 401(k) with matching

• Comprehensive health benefits

• Paid time off + parental leave

• Relocation assistance

Shift: Nights, 3'12s (paid for 40 hours), rotating weekends/holidays, no call