Locum Critical Care NP/PA - Adult ICU Responding Clinician (Boston, Days/Nights, $80-$85/hr)

Join a Boston teaching hospital ICU as a locum NP or PA responding to adult ICU and medical-surgical patients. This non-procedural role focuses on routine critical care management (including occasional burn patients) within a collaborative, teaching environment.

Compensation

• $80-$85 per hour

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the responding clinician for adult ICU and medical-surgical patients.
• Assess patients and manage acute and chronic critical care needs.
• Recognize and respond to changes in patient status; coordinate care with the multidisciplinary team.
• Manage routine ICU cases, including occasional burn patients (typically 1-2).
• Document assessments and plans in Epic.
• Support safe, effective patient care in a teaching hospital setting.

Schedule

• Day shifts: 6:00 AM-7:00 PM; Night shifts: 6:00 PM-7:00 AM.
• Preferred commitment: 4 weekend shifts per month; minimum: 2 weekend shifts per month. Friday nights count toward the weekend requirement.
• Weekend shifts may fall on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.
• Providers are not required to work three consecutive 13-hour shifts every weekend.
• Local providers able to remain in the area are preferred.

Clinical setting

• 10-bed adult ICU with an average daily census of ~7 patients.
• Routine critical care and medical-surgical cases; occasional burn patients.
• Responding clinician role; no procedural responsibilities.

Procedures and conditions not included

• No intubations, central lines, ventilator management, transplants, echocardiograms, head trauma, external ventricular drains (EVDs), or complex neurological/stroke cases.

Qualifications

• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with acute care certification and ICU experience.
• Minimum 2 years of critical care experience.
• Active Massachusetts license or eligibility to obtain licensure.
• BLS certification.