NP - Critical Care job in Hershey PA

Locums NP/PA - Critical Care (Cardiac ICU) No Call

Join our team in a high-acuity, academic Level I trauma center. This role involves managing advanced cardiac ICU patients with ECMO, LVAD, Impella, and transplant cases while working under intensivist supervision.

Job Description

• Work in a high-acuity, academic Level I trauma center
• Manage advanced cardiac ICU patients with ECMO, LVAD, Impella, and transplant cases
• Join a collaborative team under intensivist supervision

Assignment Details

• Start Date: ASAP
• End Date: March 31, 2026
• Coverage Type: No Call
• Schedule:
  • Three 13-hour shifts per week (7:00am-8:00pm or 7:00pm-8:00am)
  • Includes nights, weekends, and holidays
• Setting: Inpatient - HVI Critical Care Unit
• EMR: Cerner
• Privileges: Required (no IMLC accepted)
• Estimated Credentialing: 60-90 days
• Patient Volumes: 8-12 per shift
• Beds in Department: 30
• Trauma Level: I
• Support Staff: 2 APPs

Requirements

• Board Certified NP or PA in Critical Care/Intensivist specialty
• Active Pennsylvania license (IMLC not accepted)
• ACLS, BLS
• Minimum 2 years' critical care cardiac ICU experience
• Expertise managing VA/VV ECMO, Impella, LVAD, and cardiac transplant patients
• Clean background for privileging

Clinical Details

• Daily rounding, admissions, patient management, order entry, post-op care
• Procedures:
  • Arterial lines
  • Central lines
  • Swan-Ganz catheter
  • IABP removal
  • Advanced cardiac device management: ECMO (VA/VV), Impella, LVAD
• Intensivist-guided ICU practice

Compensation

• Rates: Facility is accepting bids
• Malpractice: Provided
• Travel: Reimbursed