Local Contract Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Job Description
Prime Staffing is seeking a Nurse Practitioner Pediatrics for a local contract job in Los Angeles, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Pediatrics
- Discipline: Nurse Practitioner
- Start Date: 06/01/2026
- Duration: 30 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Local Contract
Nurse Practitioner (Pediatric Critical Care / PICU)
Position Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP) specializing in Pediatric Critical Care to support a large teaching hospital in Los Angeles, CA. This role covers the PICU and PICU DOU (step-down unit) and serves as a key overnight provider within a collaborative academic team.
📍 Location: Los Angeles, CA (UCLA Health – PICU / DOU)
💰 Pay Rate: $183/hour or $6,588/week
🗓 Start Date: 06/01/2026
📅 Duration: ~8–9 months
👥 Positions: 1
🧾 Job Type: Locum Tenens
Requirements:
- Active California NP license (required)
- California Furnishing License (required)
- Board Certified in Acute Care (required)
- Minimum 2 years of PICU experience in a large children’s hospital
- Experience in academic/Level I trauma center preferred
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS
- DEA required
- Epic EMR experience required
About Prime Staffing
At Prime Staffing, we understand the importance of finding the perfect fit for both our clients and candidates. Prime Staffing utilizes a unique matchmaking approach, providing the most qualified contingent staffing to our clients, and the most competitive contracts to our workforce. Our experienced team takes the time to get to know both our clients and candidates, their needs, and preferences, to ensure that each placement is a success.
We offer a wide range of staffing services including temporary, temp-to-perm, and direct hire placements. Our extensive network of qualified candidates includes nurses, allied healthcare professionals, corporate support professionals and executives.