Description A locum tenens opportunity is available for a
Physician Assistant (PA) in Critical Care beginning
August 1, 2026 at a high-acuity academic medical center. This role functions as a
critical care responding clinician in the ICU, providing support in a structured, physician-supervised environment. The assignment includes a
day/night rotation with rotating weekends and holidays, and requires strong ICU experience.
About the facility This is a
large academic acute care hospital and teaching facility located in a major metropolitan center. The ICU is a
10-bed unit with an average daily census of approximately
7 patients, including adult and geriatric populations.
- Facility Type: Acute Care Teaching Hospital
- Practice Setting: ICU
- EMR System: Epic
- Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics
- Support Model:
- MD supervision during day shifts
- Fellow/attending supervision at night
- 4 APPs currently on staff
- APP Role Type: Responding clinician only (no procedures)
Clinical Scope
- General ICU and medical-surgical patients
- 1 2 burn patients occasionally
- APP responsibilities include:
- Morning ICU rounds with attending
- Task management during the day
- Afternoon rounding and follow-up care
Explicit exclusions (no procedures performed):
- No intubations
- No central or arterial lines
- No ventilator management
- No transplants
- No echocardiography
- No neuro head cases
- No EVD placements
- No complex stroke management
Compensation:
Pay Rate: Details can be discussed further after applying to the job posting.
Travel expenses: No travel required (local candidates preferred within 60-mile radius)
- Mileage
- Rental car
- Hotel
- Flight
Malpractice Covered Job Responsibilities
- Provide ICU support as a critical care PA responding clinician
- Participate in daily multidisciplinary ICU rounds
- Assist with patient care planning under physician supervision
- Complete assigned clinical tasks throughout the day
- Support ICU workflow during day and night rotations
- Cover rotational weekends and holidays (minimum 2 weekends/month)
- Work collaboratively with attending physicians and fellows
- Maintain documentation and charting in Epic EMR
Qualifications
- Physician Assistant (PA) required
- Board Certified in Critical Care required
- Active Massachusetts license required (no licensing support available)
- ACLS or BLS certification required
- DEA required
- Minimum 2 years of ICU/critical care experience required
- Must be eligible for credentialing (approx. 90 days)
Working Hours
- Shift Options:
- 6:00 AM 7:00 PM (day shift)
- 6:00 PM 7:00 AM (night shift)
- Structure: Day/night rotation
- Schedule: Full-time with rotating weekends and holidays
- Minimum weekend requirement: 2 weekends per month (Friday nights count as weekend)
- Call: No formal call stated
Skills
- Strong ICU critical care clinical judgment
- Experience in medical ICU and med-surg ICU environments
- Ability to function as a non-procedural responding clinician
- Competence in:
- ICU rounding and care coordination
- Managing stable to moderately complex ICU patients
- Task prioritization in high-volume academic ICU settings
- Proficiency in Epic EMR
- Strong communication with attending physicians, fellows, and multidisciplinary teams
- Experience in academic/teaching hospital environments preferred
