Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Critical Care
Core
Provide inpatient critical care for adult patients (medical-surgical, acute rehab, psychiatric) in ICU settings, managing emergent events and rapid response codes.
Role type
Senior Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)
Builds
Direct patient care and emergent treatment plans in a multi-professional critical care team
Domain
Healthcare - Critical Care / Intensive Care Unit
Required skills
Critical care clinical judgment, rapid assessment and treatment, code leadership (Code Blue, Stroke, Sepsis), pharmacology and pathophysiology knowledge, autonomous decision-making, closed-loop communication
Preferred skills
3-5 years inpatient experience, leadership skills, dual diagnosis/mental health knowledge
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Manage emergent events and rapid response codes, perform urgent assessments and create treatment plans, consult specialists and coordinate care, lead Code Blue/Rapid Response/Stroke Codes, respond to sepsis alerts, facilitate appropriate level of care
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC