Family Practice / Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Position Overview

Our Partner, located in North Carolina , is seeking experienced Physician Assistants and Acute Care Nurse Practitioners to provide locum coverage in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)

Providers will join a nationally recognized cardiac program and an established academic team caring for post-surgical cardiac and vascular patients in a 16-bed, state-of-the-art CVICU

This assignment offers Top 10% pay based on verified 2025 national locum APP ICU market data

Providers completing the full six-month contract can expect total gross earnings of approximately $140,000

Assignment Highlights

Dates : January 2026 - July 2026

Schedule :

12-hour shifts, rotating days, nights, and weekends

Day Shift : 6 : 30 a.m. - 7 : 00 p.m.

Night Shift : 6 : 30 p.m. - 7 : 00 a.m.

Total : 84 hours every 2 weeks (7 shifts per pay period; mix of 3 and 4 shifts alternating weeks)

Setting : 16-bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Call : None required

Orientation : 16 hours (non-billable)

Charting : Epic EMR

Job Responsibilities

Manage critically ill post-cardiac and vascular surgical patients.

Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans.

Order and interpret diagnostic tests and imaging.

Prescribe medications within scope of practice (DEA required).

Perform advanced ICU procedures, including :

Arterial and central venous line placement

Dialysis catheter insertion

Chest tube placement and removal

Thoracentesis

Bronchoscopy

Feeding tube placement

Intra-aortic balloon pump removal

Transvenous pacer / Swan-Ganz catheter placement

Pacing wire removal

Participate in multidisciplinary rounds with attending intensivists and fellows.

Skills & Experience

Education : PA-C or ACNP required

Experience : Minimum 2 years in ICU (CVICU preferred)

Certifications : BLS and ACLS required

Licensure : Active North Carolina license (or eligibility)

DEA : Required

Charting : Epic experience preferred

Other : Must demonstrate procedural competency and ability to manage high-acuity cardiac patients

Credentialing & Onboarding