Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Boston, MA
Med Ninjas
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights, Flexible

The Nurse Practitioner must be available for weekend coverage beginning January 4, 2027

Candidates must already hold an active Massachusetts license; new licensing is not available for Nurse Practitioners.

This assignment includes ICU rounding, critical care patient management, responding clinician responsibilities, completing clinical tasks, and collaborating with attending physicians. No procedures or on-call coverage are required.

Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner – Critical Care Boston, MA

Shift: 13-hour shifts, 6:00 AM–7:00 PM or 6:00 PM–7:00 AM. Weekend coverage preferred for 4 shifts per month; minimum 2 weekend shifts per month. Friday night shifts count as weekend coverage. The provider is not required to work 3 shifts every weekend.
Start Date: January 4, 2027
End Date: Ongoing

Position Details: Critical care APP coverage as a responding clinician
Patient Population: Adult patients
Setting: ICU, acute care teaching hospital
Responsibilities: Round with the attending physician in the morning, complete clinical tasks, and round again in the afternoon. Respond to patient care needs and collaborate with the ICU team.
Required Procedures: No procedures required. Bread-and-butter ICU and medical-surgical care, including occasional burn patients. No intubations, lines, ventilator management, transplants, echocardiography, complex neurological stroke cases, or EVD management.
EMR System: Epic
Support Staff: Attending physicians and ICU clinical team
Days Per Month: Minimum 2 weekend shifts per month; 4 weekend shifts preferred
On-Call/Weekends: No on-call; weekend shifts required

Required Procedures and Skills

• Critical care and ICU patient management
• ICU rounding and completion of clinical tasks
• Responding clinician responsibilities in an ICU setting
• Medical-surgical critical care management
• Care of occasional burn patients
• Collaboration with attending physicians and the ICU team
• Epic EMR experience preferred

Requirements

• Nurse Practitioner candidates must already hold an active Massachusetts
• Acute Care training/certification with ICU experience required.
• Minimum of 2 years of critical care experience required.
• ACLS certification required.
• BLS certification required.
• DEA registration required.