About this opportunity
Northeast Healthcare Recruitment lists this Locum Tenens NeuroCritical Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant opportunity in winthrop, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
We are seeking anexperienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a locum tenensopportunity in NeuroCritical Care in Boston, Massachusetts. Join a specializedmultidisciplinary team caring for complex neurology and neurosurgery patientsin a high-acuity Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit.
Schedule
Approximately 3–4 12-hourshifts per week
Approximately 40 hours perweek
Rotating day, night, andweekend coverage
Locum tenens assignment withpotential for ongoing coverage
Compensation: $120.00per hour
Responsibilities
Assess, diagnose, and managepatients with acute neurological and neurosurgical conditions.
Provide comprehensive careas part of a multidisciplinary NeuroCritical Care team.
Participate in daily roundswith attending physicians, fellows, residents, and APPs.
Perform patient historiesand comprehensive neurological examinations.
Develop and implementtreatment plans and coordinate specialty consultations.
Communicate treatment plansand provide education to patients and families.
Perform inpatientconsultations and maintain accurate EMR documentation.
Perform proceduresappropriate to training and credentialing, including:
Central and arterial lineplacement
Intubation
Lumbar puncture
Lumbar drain placement andremoval
NGT placement
Staple and sutureplacement/removal
Wound care and packing
Spine brace and cervicalcollar placement/removal
Qualifications
Current Massachusetts NP orPA license.
Graduate of an accredited NPor PA program.
Current nationalcertification appropriate to the provider's discipline.
NeuroCritical Care, criticalcare, neurology, or neurosurgery experience strongly preferred.
Ability to work rotatingdays, nights, and weekends.
Strong clinical,communication, and teamwork skills.
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Worksite address
winthrop, MA, 02152, US
Who can apply
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