NP/PA - Critical Care

NP/PA – Critical Care

Job Title: NP/PA – Critical Care

Job Type: Locum Tenens

Location: Cumming, GA

Service Setting: Inpatient

Coverage Type: Clinical Only

Coverage Period: ASAP – 08/1/2026

Clinical Shift Schedule: Full-time night shift coverage; three 12-hour shifts per week

Shift Hours: 7:00p – 7:30a (includes sign-out to oncoming shift)

Patient Demographics: Adult ICU patients

Patient Volume/Census: Typical APP-to-patient ratio of 10–15 ICU patients per APP

Admissions: Medical and surgical ICU admissions

Rounding: Included each shift

Phone Consults: As required

Case Mix: Critically ill patients in a high-acuity ICU setting

EMR System: Cerner

Office Equipment Available: Standard ICU and procedural equipment

Specialty Backup Available: Attending intensivists and specialty consultants

Support Staff Available: ICU nursing staff and multidisciplinary care teams

Reason for Coverage: Supplemental night shift coverage

Hospital Privileges Required: Yes

Case Logs Required: Yes, for central and arterial line procedures

Required Procedures: Central venous line insertion (CVLs, vascaths, introducers) Arterial line insertion ICU patient assessment and management

Licenses: Active state licensure required

Board: – Nurse Practitioners must be Acute Care Certified (ACNP) – Physician Assistants must hold appropriate national certification

Experience: Minimum of 1–2 years of ICU experience as an APP

Skills: Proficiency in ICU procedures including central and arterial line placement

Other Qualifications: Ability to work independently in a high-acuity ICU environment; effective communication with physicians and nursing staff

Duties & Responsibilities: Manage critically ill patients in a high-acuity ICU setting Perform comprehensive patient assessments and implement treatment plans Collaborate with attending physicians on plan of care and clinical decision-making Interpret diagnostic studies and laboratory results Perform required invasive ICU procedures per credentialing Participate in multidisciplinary rounds each shift Communicate effectively with ICU nursing staff and ancillary teams Document all patient care accurately and timely in the EMR