Role OverviewThe Nurse Practitioner and/or Physician Assistant ICU Swing is a member of the intensive care team and has as his/her primary responsibility is the management of a caseload of critically ill complex (multi-organ) patients in an intensive care setting.
What You Will Do
Perform triage responsibilities, provide direct patient care services, perform therapeutic or diagnostic procedures, explain procedures to patients, and assess patient for change in status.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The Critical Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistants will be expected to have excellent communication skills and will develop collaborative relationships with the intensivists, hospitalists, cardiologists, as well as with the ICU consultants.
Requirements
- MSN degree
- CNP or PA license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- DEA Registration
- ACLS certification
- critical care advanced practitioner experience
- ability to be thoroughly trained to meet organizational standards
- proficiency in the placement and management of Vascular Access catheters
- ability to perform basic Ventilator management
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