POSITION SUMMARY:
The Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) responsible for providing comprehensive, evidence-based care to critically ill and medically complex patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Working collaboratively with intensivists, physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other multidisciplinary team members, the Critical Care NP performs advanced assessments, develops and implements treatment plans, orders and interprets diagnostic studies, performs approved procedures, and manages patients with acute, life-threatening conditions. The NP plays a key role in optimizing patient outcomes, promoting quality and safety initiatives, and ensuring continuity of care throughout the critical care continuum.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's or Doctoral degree in Nursing from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
- National certification as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) as required.
- Current licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the applicable state.
- Current DEA registration and prescriptive authority.
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications.
- Critical Care or Emergency Care experience required.
- Case logs with intubation competency preferred.
