LCMC Health·Metairie, Louisiana
The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant in Neurocritical Care provides advanced health care to critically ill patients, performing assessments and formulating treatment plans. They manage patient care, facilitate transitions between healthcare settings, and serve as an educational resource for patients and staff.
Your job is more than a job
Full-time - Days and/or Nights
12 hour Shifts - Weekend and holiday rotation
LCMC's neurocritical service line knows that recruiting top-tier APPs means offering more than just a job title. It means building an environment where you feel prepared, supported, respected, with the ability to thrive both inside and outside the hospital.
Since 2018, this APP led service line has expanded across the LCMC system, along with the support of its physician dyads, leaning on the following constructs:
Clinical Excellence: Our 12–14-week new graduate focused orientation is among the most comprehensive APP onboarding experiences in the region. Combining immersive bedside training with structured didactic education and point of care ultrasound utilization, you'll develop the critical thinking and procedural confidence to manage your most complex patients — long before you're ever asked to do it independently.
Collaboration: Our model is built on true collaboration. With 24-hour physician support, a dedicated APP lead championing your daily needs and long-term career development, along with a multidisciplinary team that genuinely values the APP role, you'll always have the backup and partnership you need to deliver excellent care - always.
Prioritized Work-Life Balance Scheduling: Intentional scheduling that protects your time away from the hospital. We understand that sustainable, high-quality critical care requires providers who are rested, fulfilled, and present — and our scheduling philosophy reflects that commitment.
The details matter and the little things add up! Enjoy access to the physician lounge and preferred parking along with a full package of additional perks that reflect the professional respect you've earned.
Why a Great Place to Work
You’re more than your job.
Everyone is.
And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you.
At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary.
And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary.
You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people.
And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result.
Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.
The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Neuro Critical Care provides advanced health care to individuals, families or groups as an advanced or expert clinician. Performs assessment of individual health, analyzes data to determine medical and nursing care needed, plans a treatment strategy to meet identified needs, evaluates responses to nursing and medical interventions.
Assesses the complex acute, critical and chronically ill patients for urgent and emergent conditions. Uses relevant data to evaluate for any physiologic instability and utilizes data to formulate plan of care.
Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems. Specific interventions are listed in the Scope of Practice and approved as a part of the credentialing/privileging process. Analyzes the indications, contradictions, risk of complications and cost-benefits of therapeutic interventions.
Manages the plan of care through evaluation, modification and documentation according to the patient's response to therapy. Manages changes in condition with a focus on optimizing the patient outcomes. Incorporates health promotion, health protection and injury prevention measures into the plan of care within the context of the complex acute, critical and chronic illness. Facilitates the patients transition between and within health care settings.
Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff and provider team. Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.
Participates in scholarly activities including research and education. Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings. Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, APPs, students and other health care providers.
Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety. Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice. Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms.
Master’s degree from an approved Acute Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program - required.
Work shift: Variable Hours (United States of America)
LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
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Candidates must have a Master's degree from an approved Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program and relevant certifications. A Registered Nursing License and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant certification from the Louisiana State Board are also required.
Market context
Advanced-practice roles in Louisiana often draw steady demand in clinical settings that need experienced patient assessment, prescribing, and care coordination. These positions are competitive because employers typically want candidates who already hold, or can quickly obtain, a Louisiana PA or NP license plus DEA and DOT credentials; benefits such as PTO, dental, disability, life insurance, and EAP support are also common considerations. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your licensure timeline before applying.