Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care Medicine Needed in New York

Our client in New York is seeking a dedicated Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner for an 84-day assignment. The schedule involves 14 shifts per month, following a 7 on/7 off pattern, typically 7a-7p. This role focuses on providing comprehensive critical care services within a Trauma Center, managing acutely ill and complex patients, and coordinating patient care in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Manage ICU, ill, and complex patients within a trauma center.
• Perform intubations, patient assessments, and order diagnostics.
• Develop and implement treatment plans, ensuring patient stabilization.
• Provide general medical care to hospitalized patients.
• Diagnose and treat various illnesses and diseases in a hospital environment.
• Examine patients upon admission.
• Coordinate care for hospitalized patients.
• Communicate with a patient's primary care doctor.
• Follow up with a patient's primary care doctor after their hospital stay.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests, lab work, and X-rays.
• Answer patient questions about treatments.

Additional Information

• Board Certifications: Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Registered Nurse - Adult (CCRN-Adult)
• EMR: Epic
• Required Certifications: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Setting: Inpatient
• Call Schedule: No Call
• Patients per day: 10-15
• LOA: 84 Days
• Staffing Mix: The department includes 1 Provider, 1 NP, and 1 LPN. Patients are acutely ill adults with diverse medical problems. The facility has 109 beds, maintaining a patient ratio of 1:10-15.

Benefits

• Strong compensation
• Travel-related expenses covered
• A-rated medical malpractice insurance provided
• Dedicated recruiter for future travel opportunities