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WPA Medicine Staffing lists this Critical Care/ICU/PICU/NICU Physician Assistant opportunity in peoria, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant Peoria, Illinois WPA Medicine Staffing is seeking an experienced Critical Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a highly collaborative ICU team in Peoria, Illinois. This opportunity offers exposure to a diverse, high-acuity patient population across Neuro, Cardiac, and Medical ICU step-down units with strong physician, fellow, and resident support.
Assignment Overview Specialty: Critical Care Medicine
Location: Peoria, IL
Setting: Inpatient ICU Step-Down Units
Schedule: Night Shift Coverage
Shift Hours: 7:00 PM 7:00 AM
Coverage Days: Monday Sunday
Minimum Scheduling Requirement: 3 Consecutive Shifts
Providers must have at least one day off after working six consecutive shifts
No Call Required
EMR: Epic
Clinical Responsibilities Manage approximately patients per shift
Evaluate and treat critically ill patients
Develop and implement treatment plans
Perform bedside procedures including: Central Line Placement
Arterial Line Placement
Manage post-operative cardiovascular surgery patients
Care for neurocritical care patients including: Subdural Hemorrhages
External Ventricular Drains (EVDs)
Participate in management of advanced cardiac support patients including: Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
VA ECMO
Heart Transplant Patients
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care
Coverage Model & Support Three APPs provide coverage across: Neuro ICU Step-Down
Cardiac ICU Step-Down
Medical ICU Step-Down
Pulmonary patients managed in step-down units with support from an on-site Pulmonary Fellow
Trauma Residents available on-site
NICU Residents available on-site
Attending Physicians available for consultation and support
Providers do not work independently
Preferred Experience Prior Critical Care NP or PA experience required
Experience managing high-acuity ICU patients
Comfortable performing bedside procedures
Neurocritical Care experience preferred
Cardiovascular Critical Care experience preferred
Experience with: VADs
ECMO
Heart Transplant Patients
Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary ICU team
Requirements Board Certified or Board Eligible Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Active Illinois License Required at Time of Presentation
Illinois DEA Required
Illinois CSR Required
ACLS Certification Required
BLS Certification Required
Minimum One Year Experience Required
Active State License Required
IMLC Candidates Will Not Be Considered
Why Consider This Opportunity? High-acuity critical care environment
Strong physician and fellow support
Exposure to advanced cardiovascular and neurocritical care
Collaborative multidisciplinary team
No call responsibilities
Epic EMR
Consistent night shift schedule
Contact Information Cheryl Weisenberg
Senior Clinical Recruiter WPA Medicine Staffing, LLC
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peoria, IL, 61637, US
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