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Advanced Practice Provider - CICU/CACU

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta·Atlanta, Georgia

Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 2 months ago
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About the role

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you will provide comprehensive care to children and their families, including assessments, clinical management, and collaboration with healthcare providers. You will also serve as an educational resource and facilitate patient referrals as needed.

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Variable

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Shift Start Time

Shift End Time

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals.

No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow.

We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first.

Children always.

Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

As the largest cardiac program in the Southeast, one of the top five largest pediatric heart centers in the nation for Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) and Cardiac Acute Care Unit (CACU) volumes, and the only nationally ranked cardiac surgery and cardiology program in the state, the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Heart Center provides exceptional treatment to infants, children and teenagers who have complex heart defects.

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive care at an advanced practice level to children and their families through assessment, communication, clinical management, collaboration, coordination, education, program development, research, self-evaluation, professional development, and system participation.

  • Experience
  • No minimum experience required

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2 years of experience in pediatric healthcare preferred
  • Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice or Master’s or Doctorate degree in Medical Science
  • Education
  • Master's degree in nursing or bachelor's degree in medical science
  • Certification Summary
  • Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia OR Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the state of Georgia OR licensure as a Physician Assistant in the state of Georgia
  • Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Program (AANP), Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), (Certification as Family Nurse Practitioner may be acceptable with CNO approval)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 60 days of hire for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants working in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Anesthesia, Hematology/Oncology, and Critical Care (Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants working in Neonatology may provide NRP certification in lieu of PALS)
  • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Proficient knowledge of Georgia Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants, Joint Commission regulatory requirements and Credentialing process of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
  • Excellent communication (written, spoken & presentation), organizational, and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrates personal and professional integrity; collaborative and respectful behavior; flexibility and willingness to change

Job Responsibilities

  • Clinical
  • Provide comprehensive patient care management within a collaborative practice model for children of all ages under the supervision of the supervising/collaborating physician within the scope of practice outlined by state statute and Children’s bylaws in the inpatient and/or ambulatory settings. This includes:
  • Performing comprehensive histories and physical exams and identifying normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive, and psychosocial status
  • Ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests
  • Developing pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans
  • Serving as an educational resource for patients, families, health care professionals, and students
  • Facilitating patient referrals to other medical providers, medical facilities, and other health/social service agencies as needed
  • Collaborating and/or consulting with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate
  • Professional Development
  • Recognizes the importance of participation in professional organizations
  • Accepts responsibility for ongoing professional development and maintenance of professional competence and credentials
  • Continuously conducts self-evaluation of advanced practice skills to ensure competent clinical care and continued self-development
  • Assists in the development of education for department/practice
  • Quality and Evidence-Based Practice Behaviors
  • Participates in continuous quality improvement based on professional practice standards for department/practice
  • Participates in and complies with hospital/departmental policies
  • Support compliance with National Patient Safety Goals related to applicable administrative Joint Commission

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

2220 North Druid Hills Road

Job Family

Nurse Practitioner/Phys Assistant

Requirements

No minimum experience is required, but 2 years of experience in pediatric healthcare is preferred. Candidates must have appropriate licensure and certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in Georgia.

  • postgraduate degree
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Communication
  • Organizational Skills
  • Assessment
  • Flexibility
  • Education
  • Patient Care
  • Collaboration
  • Integrity
  • Research
  • Program Development
  • Quality Improvement
  • Diagnostic Testing
  • Professional Development
  • Clinical Management
  • Pediatric Healthcare

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Posted
May 18, 2026
Application
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Hiring organization

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

For more than 100 years, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has depended on clinical and nonclinical employees to help make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Consistently ranked as one of the leading pediatric healthcare systems in the country by U.S. News & World Report,...

IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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Georgia pediatric cardiac APP roles are selective

In Georgia, Advanced Practice Provider roles in pediatric cardiac intensive and acute care units tend to draw candidates with pediatric hospital experience, even when no minimum experience is required. These positions are competitive because employers usually look for current Georgia NP or PA licensure, pediatric exposure, and comfort with high-acuity teamwork. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform against the original posting, then confirm your Georgia license and pediatric experience before applying.

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