Pediatric Critical Care NP Locum Opportunity – Flagstaff, AZ

We are seeking an experienced Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner for short-term PICU coverage in Flagstaff, Arizona. This is an in-house opportunity caring for pediatric and critically ill patients in an acute care hospital.

Assignment Details

• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Coverage needed: November 2 or November 3
• 1 NP needed
• In-house coverage
• No call
• All orientation hours billable

Schedule

• 24-hour in-house shift
• 7:00 AM–7:00 AM
• Scheduled coverage with no call

Practice Setting

• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
• Pediatrics
• Acute care hospital
• Adult Level I Trauma Center
• Pediatric trauma patients may be seen, including neurosurgical cases
• EMR: Cerner

Patient Population & Volume

• Ages 0–18
• Approximately 7–15 patients per day
• Pediatric and PICU patients

Clinical Responsibilities & Procedures

Provider must be comfortable performing:

• Intubations
• Central line placement
• Arterial line placement
• Lumbar punctures
• Management of pediatric and critically ill patients
• Pediatric trauma care as appropriate

The facility does not provide ECMO, CRRT, or transplant services.

Requirements

• Nurse Practitioner
• Pediatric Critical Care experience
• Must be comfortable with required PICU procedures
• Arizona license requirement: Not specified in the source
• Board certification requirements: Not specified
• DEA requirements: Not specified
• Facility is not willing to wait for licensing

Immunization Requirements

• COVID-19 vaccination required; medical/religious exemptions and declinations allowed
• Flu vaccination required; medical/religious exemptions and declinations allowed

Ideal Candidate

An experienced Pediatric Critical Care NP comfortable independently managing PICU patients and performing intubations, central lines, arterial lines, and lumbar punctures during a 24-hour in-house shift.