Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Pennsylvania
Job Reference ID: ORD-226740-NP-PA
About the role
This is a locum tenens Nurse Practitioner position providing inpatient coverage in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU). The assignment is on-site and non-government.
- Assignment type: Inpatient
- Duration: Locums
- Start date: ASAP
- Location type: On-site
- Government facility: No
Schedule
Clinicians work 12-hour day shifts and 14-hour night shifts, with 60% of shifts designated as nights. No call is required.
- Shift type: Day and night shifts
- Day shift length: 12 hours
- Night shift length: 14 hours
- Night shift proportion: 60%
- Call required: No
Responsibilities
The clinician will provide inpatient coverage in the PCICU, managing a pediatric patient population in collaboration with a team of advanced practice providers and attending physicians.
- Manage 5 patients during day shifts
- Manage 7 patients during night shifts
- Collaborate with 1–2 other APPs and 1 attending physician
- Provide comprehensive pediatric critical care
Requirements
- Board certification required
- Prescriptive authority required
About the facility
The facility is seeking an advanced practitioner for locum tenens coverage in the PCICU. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric critical care services supported by multiple APPs and attending physicians. The clinical environment is structured to maintain consistent, high-quality care for a pediatric patient population.
About the facility location
Pennsylvania offers clinicians on assignment access to a variety