Pediatric Cardiology - Specialty APP (NP/PA)

The Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Inova Children’s is seeking a full-time pediatric cardiology Advanced Practice Provider to support our rapidly growing team within Inova Children’s Heart Center. 

The Heart Center at Inova Children’s has been caring for the children of Northern Virginia and the Greater Washington Region for more than 30 years. Each year, the program is responsible for approximately 550 procedures.  The program provides surgical repair of the most complex congenital heart defects, including hypoplastic left heart syndrome. In addition to providing care for children with complex congenital anomalies, the program provides a lifetime of care as part of the Inova Schar Heart and Vascular, which includes the Adult Congenital Program. Inova Children’s Heart Center is a comprehensive team, including congenital cardiac surgery, outpatient cardiology, fetal cardiology, non-invasive cardiology, adult congenital cardiology, diagnostic and interventional catheterization, and electrophysiology and advanced heart failure therapies. The team includes 23 board-certified pediatric cardiologists, 8 pediatric cardiac intensivists, 3 pediatric cardiac surgeons and 17 advanced practice providers. With respect to non-invasive imaging, the division currently performs fetal, transthoracic, and transesophageal echocardiography, and partners with radiology on cMRI and CT scans. A team of inpatient and outpatient dedicated congenital sonographers support the division. The Pediatric Noninvasive Imaging Lab (ICAEL accredited) at Inova Children’s Hospital is the largest program in Virginia performing 11,000 outpatient and 2,600 inpatient echocardiograms per year. 

Inova Children’s is a 226-bed children’s hospital at Inova Fairfax Hospital medical campus, located in Northern Virginia. As the only dedicated children’s hospital and pediatric heart center in Northern Virginia, we provide care in a welcoming environment that offers the latest in technical innovation in kid-friendly spaces. The children’s hospital has a 108-bed, level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with approximately 17,000 annual deliveries. The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and Acute Care Step-Down Unit are part of the Inova Children’s Heart Center. 

We are seeking an exceptional nurse practitioner committed to a career in Pediatric Cardiology with training and experience in caring for children with congenital and acquired heart disease to join our growing and dynamic practice as a member of the inpatient cardiology service that cares for patients on our service and serves as a consult service throughout the facility. Our ideal candidate will be energetic, enthusiastic, and work effectively as part of a team. The candidate must be an outstanding nurse practitioner with advanced training dedicated to the care of hospitalized children and their families, and an excellent mentor for nurses and trainees with whom we work throughout the facility.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Professional responsibilities will include daily rounds in the hospital to include the acute cardiac care inpatient service as well as NICU, CICU, PICU, and hospitalist patient consultation.
• Professional responsibilities will include evaluation and management of infants, children and adolescents in inpatient and outpatient cardiology settings.
• Support and work alongside the inpatient pediatric cardiology attending physician that leads this service and two additional APPs serving on this team.
• The candidate should have experience as an APP in the pediatric inpatient and/or Pediatric ICU or Cardiac ICU settings while possessing professional, clinical, and leadership skills.
• This is a perfect position for the candidate that thrives in an environment that focuses on teamwork, collaboration and dedication to patients, families, and each other.
• Although patient care is our primary focus, education and research are also encouraged and supported with access to dedicated research professionals including a statistician, research manager, and research coordinators.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

• Highly competitive salary with incentives 
• Full Medical, dental and vision
• Generous PTO and paid time to attend CME 
• Paid Parental Leave Program 
• Located Northern Virginia

REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate of an accredited graduate school of nursing or physician assistant program with a master’s degree. 
• Licensed as an Advance Practice Provider (Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) and DEA as set forth by the state of Virginia. 
• Minimum of 2 years of APP experience preferred
• Pediatric cardiology or electrophysiology experience is preferred
• Certification with Pediatric Nursing Board (PNCB) for Pediatric Acute Care or National Commission on Certification oh Physician Assistants (NCCPA) for Physician Assistants.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS certification
• Preference will be given to those with experience with pediatric cardiology of PCICU
• Additional preference may be given to those with previous experience or education in medical administration and those who have clinical research experience.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.