Vanderbilt University Medical Center·Nashville, Tennessee
The Critical Care Nurse Practitioner collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to provide healthcare services in critical care settings, including obtaining and documenting health history, performing physical examinations, and managing the patient's overall care plan. Responsibilities also include ordering and interpreting diagnostic data, forming differential diagnoses, prescribing therapeutic interventions, and facilitating patient transitions between healthcare settings.
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
The Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team.
The NP provides healthcare in critical care settings, including surgical and medical ICUs.
The NP has didactic education, clinical competency and national certification in identified area of clinical practice.
The NP demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation.
The NP has an advanced knowledge of nursing theory and application.
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Key responsibilities
Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care;
Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations;
Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice;
Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.
Learn more about VUMC Nursing here [http://www.vumc.org/careers/nursing-careers].
Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
Problem
Solving/
Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
Breadth of
Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
Team
Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Experience Level: Less than 1 year
This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.
Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.
Candidates must be a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care (CPNP-AC) or Physician Assistant (PA), with a Master's degree required for the NP role. Prior Advanced Practice Provider (APP) experience is preferred, though new graduates with relevant pediatric RN or clinical rotation experience may be considered, with a sign-on bonus available for those with one or more years of experience.
Market context
Advanced-practice roles in Tennessee are often shaped by steady demand in hospice, palliative care, and other settings that need licensed clinicians who can manage complex patients. These positions are competitive because employers typically look for an accredited NP, CNS, or PA background, an active Tennessee license, national certification, and an unrestricted DEA, with hospice, palliative care, ICU experience, or ACHPN/HPCC certification often preferred. If you are considering applying, confirm your licensure and certification status first, and use the platform’s AI-summarized requirements and benefits to quickly compare roles without reading every original posting.
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