Locum Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Critical Care - $110 per hour in Boston, MA

Nurse Practitioner | Critical Care
Location: Boston, MA
Employer: WhiteCoat Locums
Pay: $110 per hour
Shift Information: 13 hours
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Critical Care Nurse Practitioner

Assignment Details


• Location: Boston, Massachusetts


• Provider Type: Nurse Practitioner


• Specialty: Critical Care


• Start Date: November 11, 2026


• Assignment Length: 26 weeks


• Positions Available: 1


• Practice Setting: ICU / Teaching Hospital


• Coverage Type: Scheduled - No Call


• Primary Coverage Need: Nights and Weekends

Compensation: $110/hr

Schedule


• Day Shift: 6:00 AM-7:00 PM


• Night Shift: 6:00 PM-7:00 AM


• Primary need is weekend and night coverage


• Friday nights count as weekend shifts


• Preferred availability: 4 weekend shifts per month


• Minimum availability: 2 weekend shifts per month


• Provider is not required to work three 13-hour shifts every weekend


• Local candidates strongly preferred

Patient Population / Volume


• Patient Population: Adults


• Average Daily Census: Approximately 7 patients


• ICU Beds: 10


• Primarily bread-and-butter ICU and Medical-Surgical patients


• Approximately 1-2 burn patients may be on the service

Clinical Responsibilities


• Function as a responding clinician within the ICU


• Participate in morning rounds with the attending physician


• Complete assigned patient-care tasks following rounds


• Participate in afternoon rounds


• Provide ongoing assessment and management of ICU patients


• Work collaboratively with physicians, fellows, attending physicians, and APPs


• Some clinical independence is expected


• No APP billing responsibilities

Procedures / Clinical Scope


• General ICU and Medical-Surgical patient management


• No procedures required


• No intubations


• No central or arterial line placement


• No ventilator management


• No transplant management


• No echocardiography


• No EVD management


• No complex neurological or stroke cases

Support Staff


• 4 APPs on staff


• Physician supervision during day shifts


• Fellow/attending supervision during night shifts


• APPs function as responding clinicians

Requirements


• Board Certification in Acute Care - Required


• Critical Care / ICU experience - Required


• Minimum 2 years of Critical Care experience - Required


• Active Massachusetts license required for Nurse Practitioners


• ACLS - Required


• BLS - Required


• DEA - Required


• Must be comfortable working in an ICU setting with some independence


• Local candidates strongly preferred

EMR


• Epic

Credentialing


• Estimated credentialing timeframe: Approximately 90 days


• Nurse Practitioners requiring a new Massachusetts license will not be considered due to licensing timeline

Travel


• Travel reimbursement is not provided


• Local candidates who can commute by car or public transportation are preferred

Additional Information


• No call


• Weekend and night availability are the primary coverage needs


• Teaching hospital environment


• Orientation required