Aya Locums | Critical Care NP Need in California!

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Care: Manage 10-16 patients per day in an open ICU model, performing consults and providing critical care.
• ICU Bed Capacity: Care for patients within an ICU consisting of 87 beds.
• Support Staff:
  • Day Shift: Attending physician on staff.
  • Night Shift: Advanced Practice Provider (APP) on duty with a critical care fellow available 24/7. Additional attendings available to assist as needed.
  • Collaborative Care: Engage in a co-management model with surgical and neuro services.
• Skills Required: Proficiency in central lines and arterial lines is required.
• Additional Responsibilities:
  • In-house staff will assist with moderate sedation, intubation, and complex vent and sedation management.
  • Ability to recognize the need for intubation, though not required to perform it.
  • Responsible for managing codes within the unit in collaboration with the entire team.
  • Flexibility to float to other subspecialties (SICU, Neuro ICU, CVICU, MICU) based on census; experience in multiple subspecialties is preferred.

Qualifications:

• Board Certification: Must hold ANCC or AACN certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
• California State License
• DEA Certification
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, ENLS (Emergency Neurological Life Support)
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience
• Credentialing Timeframe: 60 – 90 days.