Acute Care NP/PA

JOB OVERVIEW • Job Title

• Acute Care NP/PA
• Job
• Type: Locum Tenens
• Location: Atlanta, GA
• Service
• Setting: ICU/Critical Care
• Coverage
• Type: Clinical Only
• Coverage
• Period: 07/01/2026 – 12/31/2026
• Clinical
• Shift
• Schedule: Full-time night shift; 3 x 12-hour shifts weekly; 7:00p – 7:30a

PATIENT INFORMATION • Patient Demographics

• Adult Critical Care patients
• Patient
• Volume/Census: Approximately 10–15 ICU patients per APP
• Admissions: Yes
• Rounding: Included
• Case
• Mix: Critically ill ICU patients in a high-acuity setting

FACILITY INFORMATION • EMR System

• Cerner
• Office
• Equipment
• Available: Standard ICU equipment
• Specialty
• Backup
• Available: Attending physicians and multi-disciplinary ICU team
• Support
• Staff
• Available: ICU nursing staff and attending MDs

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE • Hospital Privileges Required: Yes

Compensation & benefits • rate

• TBD
• Travel,
• Lodging, and
• Malpractice
• Insurance: TBD

• Required procedures
• Central line insertions
• Arterial line insertions
• ICU patient management and stabilization

• Job requirements
• Active national and state licensure required
• Acute Care certification required for NP candidates
• Active DEA preferred
• ACNP or PA certification required
• Minimum 1–2 years of ICU APP experience required
• Proficiency in ICU procedures including central and arterial line insertions
• Local Candidates Preferred

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage critically ill patients in a high-acuity ICU setting
• Collaborate with attending physicians to develop and implement patient care plans
• Conduct ongoing patient assessments and interventions
• Complete order entry and detailed documentation within Cerner EMR
• Participate in multi-disciplinary rounds and communicate with ICU nursing staff