Description A locum tenens opportunity is available for a
Nurse Practitioner (NP) in Critical Care Medicine beginning
August 1, 2026 at a high-acuity academic medical center. This role functions as a
critical care responding clinician in the ICU, providing support for adult and geriatric patients in a structured, physician-supervised environment. The assignment includes a
full-time day/night rotation with rotating weekends and holidays.
About the facility This is a
large academic acute care teaching hospital with a
10-bed ICU and an average daily census of approximately
7 patients. The ICU cares for adult patients with select geriatric cases and a limited number of burn patients.
- Facility Type: Acute Care Teaching Hospital
- Practice Setting: ICU (Critical Care Medicine)
- EMR System: Epic
- Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics
- ICU Beds: 10
- Average Census: 7 patients
- Staffing Model:
- 4 APPs on staff
- MD supervision during day shifts
- Fellow/attending supervision during night shifts
- Role Type: APP responding clinician (no procedural responsibilities)
Clinical Scope
- General ICU and med-surg level care
- 1 2 burn patients occasionally
- NP responsibilities include:
- Morning ICU rounding with attending
- Task completion during the day
- Afternoon rounding and follow-up care
Explicit exclusions (no procedures):
- No intubations
- No central or arterial lines
- No ventilator management
- No transplants
- No echocardiography
- No neuro head cases
- No EVD placements
- No complex stroke management
Compensation:
Pay Rate: Details can be discussed further after applying to the job posting.
Travel expenses:- Local candidates only (within 60-mile radius)
- No travel reimbursement provided
Malpractice Covered Job Responsibilities
- Provide ICU-level support as a critical care NP responding clinician
- Participate in daily ICU rounding with attending physicians
- Assist in care coordination and task management for ICU patients
- Support ICU workflow during day and night rotations
- Work rotating weekends and holidays (minimum 2 weekends/month)
- Function under physician supervision in a teaching hospital ICU
- Document and chart in Epic EMR
- Provide continuity of care across shift transitions
Qualifications
- Nurse Practitioner (NP) - required
- Board Certified in Critical Care - required
- Active Massachusetts license - required (no licensing support available)
- ACLS or BLS certification - required
- DEA required
- Minimum 2 years of ICU/critical care experience required
- Must be eligible for credentialing (approx. 90 days)
- Must be a local candidate (no travel support provided)
Working Hours
- Coverage Type: Full-time with rotating schedule
- Shift Length: 13-hour shifts
- Shift Times:
- 6:00 AM 7:00 PM (day shift)
- 6:00 PM 7:00 AM (night shift)
- Schedule: Day/night rotation
- Weekend Requirement: Minimum 2 weekends per month
- Holiday Coverage: Rotational
- Call: No formal call requirement
- Overtime: Paid after 40 hours/week
- Start Date: August 1, 2026
Skills
- Strong ICU clinical judgment and critical care decision-making
- Experience managing adult ICU and med-surg level patients
- Ability to function as a non-procedural ICU clinician
- Competence in:
- ICU rounding and care coordination
- Monitoring and managing stable to moderately complex ICU patients
- Task prioritization in academic ICU environments
- Proficiency with Epic EMR
- Strong communication in a teaching hospital setting
- Ability to work effectively in rotating day/night ICU schedules
- Experience collaborating with physicians, fellows, and multidisciplinary ICU teams
