An acute care health system is seeking a Neurocritical Care NP/PA for locum tenens coverage in Morristown, New Jersey.
About the Opportunity:
- Shift: Nights
- Schedule: Monday through Sunday
- Hours: 6pm to 6am
- Setting: Inpatient neurocritical care unit
Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive neurological and critical care assessments for hospitalized patients
- Manage complex neurocritical conditions, including stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, status epilepticus, cerebral edema, and hydrocephalus
- Care for patients requiring external ventricular drains, invasive neurological monitoring, mechanical ventilation, and hemodynamic support
- Perform and support advanced procedures and interventions as needed, including arterial line and central venous line placement
- Evaluate and treat CNS infections, cerebral venous thrombosis, neuromuscular respiratory failure, and postoperative neurosurgical complications
Qualifications:
- Minimum 1 to 2 years of Neurocritical Care experience, with at least 1 year considered based on competency
- NJS license required for practice
- Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- Specific neurocritical care experience
- Proficiency in mechanical ventilator management, external ventricular drain management, arterial line placement, central venous line placement, and independent management of critically ill neurological patients
- ACLS and BLS certification
- Applicable DEA/CDS credentials required
- Comfort working overnight without an attending physically present
Desired Skills:
- ENLS certification
- Lumbar Puncture experience
- Experience with NIH Stroke Scale assessments
