Locums Critical Care NP/PA Opportunity – Roanoke, Virginia (Willing to License)

Availability

• Start Date: September 21, 2026
• Ongoing Coverage
• Approximately 39 hours per week
• Three-day stretches commonly scheduled

Requirements

Provider Type

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
• Physician Assistant (PA)

License

• Willing to License

Experience

• Cardiac Surgery ICU experience required
• Surgical experience not required
• Critical care experience strongly preferred

Schedule

Day Shift

• 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Night Shift

• 8:00 PM – 7:00 AM

Practice Details

• Acute Care Hospital
• Level I Trauma Center
• 733-Bed Hospital
• 12-Bed Cardiac Surgery ICU
• Epic EMR

Patient Volume

• 6–12 patients per day plus consults
• Adult patient population

Support Model

• 1–2 providers per shift
• Collaborative team environment with attending physicians and APP colleagues

Clinical Responsibilities

Critical Care Management

Manage patients recovering from:

• Aortic surgery
• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
• Thoracic surgery
• Valve surgery

Mechanical Circulatory Support

Work alongside physicians in the management of:

• ECMO
• Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP)
• Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD)
• Impella
• Right Ventricular Assist Devices (RVAD)

Diagnostic & Clinical Decision-Making

• Order and interpret diagnostic studies
• Develop and implement treatment plans
• Provide timely interventions based on clinical assessment

Emergency Response

• Respond to critical and emergent situations
• Perform rapid patient assessment and stabilization

Procedures

Required/Preferred Skills

• Central venous catheter placement
• Arterial line insertion
• Dialysis catheter placement
• Chest tube management
• Bronchoscopy

Opportunity to perform and further develop procedural skills within the ICU setting.

Patient Care Focus

• High-quality, evidence-based perioperative care
• Patient experience and satisfaction
• Clinical outcomes optimization
• Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Ideal Candidate

• ACNP or PA with Cardiac Surgery ICU experience
• Comfortable managing critically ill cardiothoracic surgery patients
• Experience with advanced mechanical circulatory support devices
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced ICU environment
• Team-oriented and committed to clinical excellence

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