Surgery - General Nurse Practitioner

Job Description & Requirements
Trauma Surgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (NP/PA)
StartDate: ASAP Available Shifts: Regular 10;12 Pay Rate: $106.70 - $115.50

This facility is seeking a Trauma Surgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (NP/PA) for locum tenens support as they look to fill a current need.

Details & requirements for this opportunity:

Schedule: 3:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.; July 11-12, July 25-26, August 3-5, August 13-16

Practice Setting: Level Two Trauma Center

Types of Cases: Adult trauma and critical care patients; trauma service management, admissions, discharges, and patient monitoring

Required Procedures: Central venous catheter insertion, arterial line insertion, chest tube insertion and removal, cervical spine clearance, fracture and dislocation reductions, laceration repair, incision and drainage, wound debridement, burn management, drain removal, and suture removal

Licensure Required: Active California Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner license; California Furnishing Number for Nurse Practitioners; California Controlled Substance Education Course for Physician Assistants; Drug Enforcement Administration registration

Credentialing Timeframe: 15 to 30 days

Certifications Required: Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or American Nurses Credentialing Center certification

Facility Location
Redding is a city located off Interstate 5 and between the Canadian and Mexican borders. The Sacramento River also goes through this city. During the 1950's there was a great expansion of the lumber industry and two major dams in the Redding area now known as, the "Whiskeytown Dam" and the "Keswick Dam", were built. During the housing and retail boom of the late 1980's the population of Redding grew to 66,462.


Job Benefits
AMN Healthcare typically arranges medical or dental malpractice insurance for the contractor providers we match to client opportunities. In addition, our locum tenens can receive highly competitive pay and a dedicated team that handles all travel, lodging, rentals and transportation needs.

About the Company
At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.