PCICU Need in California
Updated 12/02/25
California, California, United States
Physician Assistant
Critical Care/ICU/PICU/NICU
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
Other
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Full-Time
Locums/Travel
Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment
Hospital
Inpatient
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Specialty: PCICU
Start Date: 10/06/2025
Contract Length: 6 mo, option to extend
• Support staff: 2 teams, each with: 1 attending, 3 NP, 1 fellow
• Overnight there’s 1 attending, 2 NPs
• Amount of coverage needed per month: Minimum 4 12-hour shifts
• Patients per day: 17-18
• Patient population/age: Majority peds, neonatal(8 beds), 8% of total population is adult congenital
• Department description:
• 350 surgical cases/year
• Majority of patients are surgical
• Patients include: a significant heart failure population, patients on vents, patients who are pre & post op, patients with cardiac catheterization, many patients on ECMO, many pre-post op transplant patients
Experience with ecmo preferred
EMR: epic
Hospital bed size: 18
Start Date: 10/06/2025
Contract Length: 6 mo, option to extend
• Support staff: 2 teams, each with: 1 attending, 3 NP, 1 fellow
• Overnight there’s 1 attending, 2 NPs
• Amount of coverage needed per month: Minimum 4 12-hour shifts
• Patients per day: 17-18
• Patient population/age: Majority peds, neonatal(8 beds), 8% of total population is adult congenital
• Department description:
• 350 surgical cases/year
• Majority of patients are surgical
• Patients include: a significant heart failure population, patients on vents, patients who are pre & post op, patients with cardiac catheterization, many patients on ECMO, many pre-post op transplant patients
Experience with ecmo preferred
EMR: epic
Hospital bed size: 18
Job Responsibilities
• APPs may do IVs & arterial lines, could intubate or central lines
• Most procedures done by fellow or attending
Qualifications
• PA can submit without a CA license
• DEA: Yes, CA with schedule 2
• Certifications required: PALS, BLS
• Minimum experience required:
• 1 years of PCICU(no surgery, no stepdown, must be experienced with pediatric cardiovascular critical care)
• Exp with heart failure would be a plus, although not required
Working Hours
Must be able to provide 50% night or weekend coverage with availability
Options for night and weekend call, although not guaranteed.
Skills
• Team player, flexible, willing to work nights and weekends, good communication.
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