Critical Care/ICU/PICU/NICU Physician Assistant

Position Details

• Profession: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA)
• Specialty: Critical Care
• Location: Atlantic City, NJ
• Start Date: 3/31/2025
• Shift Type: Days
• Shift Hours: 12-hour shifts, 7 AM 7 PM

Practice Setting

• Unit: Critical Care (Medical, Neurocritical Care)
• Trauma Level: II
• Total Beds: 26 (shared with trauma team, no cap)
• ICU Beds: 26
• Team Composition:
• 7 Critical Care Physicians
• Other APPs present
• Average ICU Patients per Day: 9
• Average Admissions per Physician per Day: 3

Job Responsibilities

• Required Procedures:
• Ventilation management (Invasive: ETT, NT, Tracheostomy)
• Central line insertions
• Arterial line insertions
• ICP evaluation and management
• Acute volume/BP management
• Documentation System: Cerner/Oracle

Requirements

• Licenses & Certifications:
• NJ State License
• BLS, ACLS (AHA-issued)
• Certification as a Critical Care APP (AANP, ANCC, or NCCPA)
• Experience:
• Proficiency in required procedures and critical care management
• Additional Preferences:
• Clean background (highly preferred)
• Local candidates only (mileage reimbursement provided)

Additional Details

• Reason for Coverage: Understaffed Critical Care Unit
• Credentialing Timeframe: days