Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Medicine Needed in Massachusetts

Our client in Massachusetts is seeking an Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner for a 90-day assignment. This full-time role involves working four 10-hour shifts per week, including days, nights, and weekends. The successful candidate will manage their own patients, performing history and physical examinations, diagnostic orders, and treatment plans, primarily treating lower-acuity and fast-track cases.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Work independently or alongside a physician depending on patient acuity
• APPs manage their own patients, with a physician always available for consultation
• History and physical examinations
• Diagnostic orders and treatment plans
• Patient discharges
• Suturing and laceration repair
• Incision and drainage
• Splinting and fracture management
• Joint reductions
• Intubations

Additional Information

• Required Board Certifications: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (AGACNP-BC), Family Nurse Practitioner Certification (FNP)
• Other Required Certifications: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• EMR: Epic
• Type of cases: Primarily treat lower-acuity and fast-track patients
• Shift hours: Full-time: 40 hours per week, four 10-hour shifts Available shifts: 8:00 AM–6:00 PM 12:00 PM–10:00 PM Days, nights, and weekends required
• Patients per day: 10 patients per shift
• LOA: 90 days

Benefits

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