Description

Nurse Practitioner | Critical Care
Location: Lubbock, TX
Employer: HPA Healthcare
Pay: $125 per hour
Contract Duration: 2 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Position Overview 

One of our Partners is seeking an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner for an inpatient ICU locum tenens opportunity in Texas.

This position offers the opportunity to work in a busy critical care environment caring for complex ICU patients while utilizing advanced procedural skills and collaborating with experienced physician teams. Providers with Neuro ICU experience will be especially attractive for this opportunity.

With guaranteed 12-hour shifts, Epic EMR, and potential ongoing coverage needs, this assignment is ideal for experienced ICU providers seeking consistency and long-term opportunities.

Highlights

• $125/hour provider pay
• Guaranteed 12-hour shifts
• ICU and Neuro ICU exposure
• Epic EMR
• Ongoing coverage potential
• High-acuity procedural practice
• Travel and lodging provided
• Level II Trauma Center

• Top 20–25% provider compensation based on 2026 market data
• Joint Commission-certified staffing support through HPA Healthcare
• Active member of NALTO
• Acute Care NP only
• PA candidates cannot be considered
• ICU and possible Neuro ICU coverage
• Epic EMR
• Ongoing coverage opportunities anticipated
• Travel and lodging provided
• Malpractice insurance covered
• Clean files strongly preferred
• Physician support available onsite during the day and by phone overnight

• ICU admissions
• ICU discharges
• Critical care management
• Running codes
• Intubations
• Central line placement
• Trialysis catheter placement
• Arterial line placement
• Communication with internal floors
• Transfer coordination
• Epic documentation