Critical Care Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

JOB OVERVIEW

• Profession: Nurse Practitioner
• Specialty: NP - Critical Care
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
• Location: Cumming, Georgia
• Facility: Northside Hospital Forsyth
• Health System: Northside
• Coverage Period: Sep 01, 2026 – Nov 16, 2026
• Shift Schedule: Days, 12-hour shifts
• Hours Per Shift: 12
• Number of Positions: 1
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered

• Average Daily Volume: 10-15 ICU patients per APP
• Case Mix: Multi-specialty medical-surgical ICU
• Rounding: Included (multi-disciplinary rounds each shift)

• EMR System: Cerner
• Support Staff Available: ICU nursing staff, attending physicians

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

• Central line insertions (CVLs, vascaths, introducers)
• Arterial line insertions

• Board: Acute Care Certified (if NP candidate)
• Licenses: Valid national and state licensure (ACNP or PA)
• Experience: Minimum 1-2 years as an APP in an ICU setting
• Other Qualifications: Case logs will be requested during credentialing

• Manage critically-ill patients in a high-acuity ICU setting with an APP-to-patient ratio of 10-15 patients per APP (attending MD available)
• Collaborate with attending MDs to develop plan of care and communicate dynamic changes throughout shift
• Conduct ongoing patient assessments and implement appropriate interventions
• Perform order entry in Cerner EMR and document History and Physicals, Consultations, Event/Follow-up Notes, and Procedure Notes
• Perform invasive procedures including central line and arterial line insertions per hospital MSO credentialing