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Description: JOB OVERVIEW • Job Title: Nurse Practitioner Specialized / Physician Assistant Specialized • Job Type: Locum Tenens • Location: Atlanta, GA • Service Setting: Inpatient ICU • Coverage Type: Clinical Only • Coverage Period: 08/11 10/2025 • Clinical Shift Schedule: 3x12-hour night shifts per week (7p 7:30a) PATIENT INFORMATION • Patient Demographics: Critically ill adults • Patient Volume/Census: ICU patients per APP (with attending MD support) • Admissions: Yes • Rounding: Included (multi-disciplinary rounds each shift) • Case Mix: Multi-specialty medical-surgical ICU patients FACILITY INFORMATION • EMR System: Cerner • Office Equipment Available: Standard ICU tools and support • Specialty Backup Available: Attending MDs • Support Staff Available: ICU nurses, interdisciplinary care team • Reason for Coverage: Full-time locum coverage needed for night shifts PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE • Hospital Privileges Required: Yes • Credentialing Timeline: Not specified (case logs required for credentialing) COMPENSATION & BENEFITS • Rate: TBD • Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance REQUIRED PROCEDURES • Central venous line insertions (CVLs, vascaths, introducers) • Arterial line insertions JOB REQUIREMENTS • Licenses: Active Georgia state licensure • Certifications: ACNP (if NP) or PA certification; acute care certification required for NPs • Experience: Minimum 1 2 years ICU experience as an APP • Other Qualifications: Proficiency in ICU procedures; case logs required DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Manage high-acuity ICU patients in a medical-surgical community hospital setting • Collaborate with attending physicians to deliver evidence-based critical care • Conduct assessments, order tests, and implement treatment plans • Perform and document invasive procedures • Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and communicate with ICU nursing staff • Document in Cerner EMR system |