Locums - Peoria, Illinois, Critical Care NP/PA Job

Peoria, IL – Locum Critical Care NP/PA

Start Date: December 1, 2026

Position Overview

Licensure, Certifications & Requirements

Schedule Requirements

Clinical Responsibilities

Clinical Environment & Preferred Experience

Critical Requirements: Strong ICU experience managing critically ill and hemodynamically unstable patients, with hands-on ECMO and Impella experience.

• Availability: Locum Tenens
• Estimated Shifts: 20 per month
• Shift Type: Nights, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
• Schedule: Monday–Sunday; minimum 3 consecutive shifts
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of post-training critical care experience
• Coverage: Neuro, Cardiac, and Medical ICU step-down units
• EMR: Epic
• On-Call: No
• Solo Coverage: No; collaborative ICU team
• Multiple Locums: Accepted
• Provider Type: Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
• Board Status: Board Certified or Board Eligible
• State License: Active Illinois license required at presentation
• IMLC: Not accepted
• DEA: Required
• Certifications: ACLS and BLS required
• Critical Care Experience: Required
• ECMO & Impella: Hands-on experience with both is required and must be noted in the candidate presentation
• Night shifts: 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
• Minimum of 3 consecutive shifts
• Must have 1 day off after working 6 consecutive days
• Manage approximately 10–15 patients per day
• Develop treatment plans for critically ill patients
• Perform bedside procedures, including central and arterial line placements
• Manage post-operative cardiovascular surgery patients
• Provide neurocritical care, including patients with subdural hemorrhages and external ventricular drains (EVDs)
• Participate in care for patients requiring ventricular assist devices (VADs), VA ECMO, and heart transplant support
• Collaborate with attending physicians, fellows, residents, and other APPs
• High-acuity Neuro, Cardiac, and Medical ICU step-down units
• Three APPs provide coverage across the units
• Pulmonary fellow available onsite for step-down pulmonary patients
• Trauma and NICU residents onsite
• Attending physicians available for consultation

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