Description

Nurse Practitioner | Critical Care
Location: Atlanta, GA
Employer: Adelphi Locums
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

JOB OVERVIEW

• Profession: Nurse Practitioner
  
• Specialty: NP - Critical Care
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
  
• Facility: Northside Hospital Atlanta
  
• Health System: Northside
  
• Coverage Period: Nov 09, 2026 – Feb 08, 2027
  
• Shift Schedule: Days, 7a – 7p
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
  

• Average Daily Volume: 10-15 ICU patients per APP
  
• Case Mix: Multi-specialty medical-surgical ICU
  
• Rounding: Included
  

• EMR System: Cerner
  
• Specialty Backup Available: Yes, attending MDs available
  
• Support Staff Available: RNs, attending physicians
  

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
  

• Central line insertions (CVLs, vascaths, introducers)
  
• Arterial line insertions
  

• Board: Acute Care Certified (ACNP) or PA with valid licensure
  
• Licenses: Active Georgia NP or PA license required
  
• Experience: Minimum 1-2 years of ICU experience as an APP
  
• Other Qualifications: Proficiency with ICU procedures – specifically central and arterial line insertions; case logs will be requested during credentialing
  

• Manage critically-ill patients in a high-acuity ICU setting (APP to patient ratio 10-15).
  
• Collaborate with attending MDs to develop plan of care and communicate dynamic changes.
  
• Conduct ongoing patient assessments and implement appropriate interventions.
  
• Order entry (Cerner EMR) and thorough documentation of History and Physicals, Consultations, Event/Follow-up Notes and Procedure Notes.
  
• Perform invasive procedures including central line insertions (CVLs, vascaths, introducers) and arterial line insertions.