Critical Care (CVICU) NP/PA

JOB OVERVIEW

• Job Id: 102539
  
• Profession: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
  
• Specialty: Critical Care (CVICU) NP/PA
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Hershey, PA
  
• Service Setting: Inpatient
  
• Coverage Type: Clinical Only
  
• Coverage Period: ASAP – Mar 31, 2027
  
• Shift Schedule: 3 13-hr shifts/week, 7am-8pm or 7pm-8am
  
• Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency
  

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Average Daily Volume: 8-12
  
• Rounding: Yes
  
• Case Mix: Cardiac Critical Care, ECMO, Impella, LVAD, Cardiac Transplant
  

FACILITY INFORMATION

• Trauma Level: I
  
• EMR System: Cerner
  
• APPs in Practice: 2
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: BC
  
• Licenses: Licensed in PA
  
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage HVI CCU patients under guidance of Intensivist
  
• Perform daily rounding, patient management, and order entry
  
• Handle admissions and post-operative management
  
• Perform procedures including arterial lines, central lines, Swan-Ganz catheter, and IABP removal
  
• Manage VA & VV ECMO, Impella, LVAD, and cardiac transplant patients