Locum Tenens NeuroCritical Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Healthcare
Job Description
Job Description
We are seeking anexperienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a locum tenensopportunity in NeuroCritical Care in Boston, Massachusetts. Join a specializedmultidisciplinary team caring for complex neurology and neurosurgery patientsin a high-acuity Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit.
Schedule
- Approximately 3–4 12-hourshifts per week
- Approximately 40 hours perweek
- Rotating day, night, andweekend coverage
- Locum tenens assignment withpotential for ongoing coverage
Compensation: $120.00per hour
Responsibilities
- Assess, diagnose, and managepatients with acute neurological and neurosurgical conditions.
- Provide comprehensive careas part of a multidisciplinary NeuroCritical Care team.
- Participate in daily roundswith attending physicians, fellows, residents, and APPs.
- Perform patient historiesand comprehensive neurological examinations.
- Develop and implementtreatment plans and coordinate specialty consultations.
- Communicate treatment plansand provide education to patients and families.
- Perform inpatientconsultations and maintain accurate EMR documentation.
- Perform proceduresappropriate to training and credentialing, including:
- Central and arterial lineplacement
- Intubation
- Lumbar puncture
- Lumbar drain placement andremoval
- NGT placement
- Staple and sutureplacement/removal
- Wound care and packing
- Spine brace and cervicalcollar placement/removal
Qualifications
- Current Massachusetts NP orPA license.
- Graduate of an accredited NPor PA program.
- Current nationalcertification appropriate to the provider's discipline.
- NeuroCritical Care, criticalcare, neurology, or neurosurgery experience strongly preferred.
- Ability to work rotatingdays, nights, and weekends.
- Strong clinical,communication, and teamwork skills.