Pediatric Cardiac Heart Failure & Transplant Advanced Practice Provider

Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin seeks a Pediatric Cardiac Heart Failure & Transplant Advanced Practice Provider to deliver comprehensive care to children with complex heart failure and post-heart transplant needs. In this full-time role within Healthcare & Medical Services, you will perform advanced assessments, manage evidence-based therapies, coordinate multidisciplinary care, and support pre- and post-transplant pathways.

You will engage in education, research, and quality improvement initiatives in an innovative, collaborative, and community-focused academic environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for pediatric heart failure and heart transplant patients under physician collaboration.
• Manage pre- and post-transplant evaluations, follow-up, and chronic heart failure treatment plans.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary care, including cardiology, surgery, nursing, social work, and allied health teams.
• Interpret clinical data, adjust evidence-based therapies, and participate in advanced device and transplant management.
• Educate patients, families, and trainees on heart failure, transplant care, and treatment adherence.
• Participate in clinical research, quality improvement, and program development initiatives at Dell Medical School.
• Contribute to call coverage, rounding, and procedural support as appropriate to scope of practice.
• Document care thoroughly in the EHR and support regulatory and transplant program requirements.

Required Skills

• Pediatric advanced practice assessment and diagnosis
• Pediatric heart failure and cardiomyopathy management
• Mechanical circulatory support and LVAD management
• Pre- and post-heart transplant management
• Echocardiography and cardiac imaging interpretation (basic)
• Inpatient and outpatient care coordination
• Electronic health record (EHR) documentation
• Patient and family education in complex cardiac disease
• Interdisciplinary care and care pathway development
• Clinical research and quality improvement methods