Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner
Cumming, GA, 30028, USA
- $120 p/hour
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Emergency Medicine
- Nurse Practitioner
- Acute Care
The Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner provides acute critical care to ICU patients, managing complex cases with collaboration from attending physicians in a hospital setting. Responsibilities include patient assessments, ordering diagnostics, performing invasive procedures such as central and arterial line insertions, and documenting care activities. The role requires advanced certification, extensive ICU experience, and proficiency in multidisciplinary coordination within a multi-specialty community hospital ICU environment.
Specialty: Acute Care NP / PA Critical Care (ICU)
Location: Cumming, Georgia
Company: Optigy
Type: Locums Full-Time Onsite (ICU)
Hourly Rate: $120/hr
Summary:
Schedule: Full-time nights, 3 12s weekly (7:00p7:30a, includes sign-out)
On-call: None Schedule type: Flexible
Setting: Multi-specialty med-surg community hospital ICU
Patient load: Typical 1015 ICU pts per APP (attending MD also available)
Local candidates preferred/required
EMR: Cerner
Key Responsibilities:
Manage critically ill patients in a high-acuity ICU
Collaborate with attending MDs; develop and update plan of care
Perform ongoing assessments; implement interventions
Order entry and documentation of H&Ps, Consults, Event/Follow-up & Procedure notes
Interpret diagnostics; coordinate with ICU nursing
Participate in multidisciplinary rounds each shift
Perform invasive procedures: central lines (CVLs/vascaths/introducers) and arterial lines per MSO credentialing
Qualifications:
NPs must be Acute Carecertified (ACNP); PAs with equivalent scope
Active national certification and state licensure (or ability to obtain)
12+ years ICU APP experience
Demonstrated proficiency with central and arterial line insertions (case logs required during credentialing)
Contact:
Recruiter: Lisa Meyers
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