JOB OVERVIEW
Job Title: NP/PA Critical Care
Job Type: Locum Tenens
Location: Atlanta GA
Service Setting: Inpatient
Coverage Type: Clinical Only
Coverage Period: 03/01/2026 05/31/2026
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)
COVERAGE DATES
Start date: March 1 2026
End date: May 31 2026
PATIENT INFORMATION
Patient Demographics: Adult ICU patients
Patient Volume/Census: Typical APP-to-patient ratio of 1015 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
FACILITY INFORMATION
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
PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
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
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Licenses: Active state licensure required
Board:
Nurse Practitioners must be Acute Care Certified (ACNP)
Physician Assistants must hold appropriate national certification
Experience: Minimum of 12 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