Job Description
Job DescriptionJOB OVERVIEW
- Profession: Nurse Practitioner
- Specialty: NP - Critical Care
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Suffolk, Virginia
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical Only
- Coverage Period: Aug 13, 2026 – Ongoing
- Shift Schedule: Fri – Tue, 7p – 8a (five 13‑hour shifts)
- Reason for Coverage: Coverage while credentialing new providers
COVERAGE DATES
- Aug 20 – 24, 2026 (Days, 7a‑8p)
- Sep 3 – 6, 2026 (Days)
- Sep 9 – 10, 2026 (Days)
- Sep 12 – 13, 2026 (Days)
- Sep 18, 2026 (Days)
- Sep 22 – 24, 2026 (Days)
- Sep 26, 2026 (Days)
- Sep 29 – 30, 2026 (Days)
- Oct 6 – 9, 2026 (Days)
- Oct 17 – 18, 2026 (Days)
- Oct 21 – 23, 2026 (Days)
- Oct 27 – 31, 2026 (Days)
- Nov 1 – 5, 2026 (Days)
- Nov 14 – 15, 2026 (Days)
- Nov 18 – 24, 2026 (Days)
- Nov 27, 2026 (Days)
- Nov 30, 2026 (Days)
- Aug 13 – 17, 2026 (Nights, 8p‑7a)
- Oct 9 – 11, 2026 (Nights)
- Nov 23 – 25, 2026 (Nights)
- Sept 2026 – Ongoing (Shifts TBD)
PATIENT INFORMATION
- Patient Demographics: Adult
- Average Daily Volume: 13 (range 1‑20)
- Admissions: Yes
FACILITY INFORMATION
- EMR System: Epic
PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
- Credentialing Timeline: 2‑4 weeks
REQUIRED PROCEDURES
- Central Venous Lines (CVLs)
- Hemodialysis Catheters (HD caths)
- Arterial Lines
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Board: Board Certified NP
- Licenses: Active Virginia License
- DEA: Active DEA
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS
- Experience: Critical care experience required
- Other Qualifications: Must be available to cover the posted dates and ongoing monthly shifts; clean background for temporary privileges
Duties & Responsibilities
- Vent management with assistance of RTs
- Monitoring of admitting critical care patients / availability to assist with decompensating patients overnight
- Admitting new critical care patients from the ED, hospital floor, and several surrounding hospitals
- Procedures such as central lines, arterial lines, and dialysis catheters
- Updating family / goals of care when patients decompensate overnight