Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner – Surgery / First Assist Potsdam, New York
Updated 11/12/26
$140.00
– $145.00
hourly
Potsdam, New York, United States
Nurse Practitioner
Surgery-General
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
Other
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Experience Level
2 years
Job description
Job description
Contract: April 19, 2027 – August 28, 2027
Schedule: Full-Time | Monday–Thursday | 4x10-Hour Days
This is a primarily outpatient role with no routine inpatient or floor responsibilities. The provider will work four 10-hour shifts each week, Monday through Thursday, with Fridays off and no weekend requirement.
Schedule
Overnight surgical call may include:
Compensation
The facility utilizes the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system.
Call-back volume is variable and unpredictable, with an estimated call-back rate of up to 50%. Call is specifically for emergent overnight surgical cases rather than routine floor or ER admission calls.
Home to SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson University, the village offers a lively, welcoming community with a walkable downtown, historic reddish-pink Potsdam sandstone architecture, and more than 30 restaurants and cafés, specialty shops, and an independent movie theater.
Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner – Surgery / First Assist
Location: Potsdam, New YorkContract: April 19, 2027 – August 28, 2027
Schedule: Full-Time | Monday–Thursday | 4x10-Hour Days
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner with surgical first-assist and robotic surgery experience for a temporary assignment in Potsdam, New York. This position will provide maternity leave coverage and offers an excellent combination of operating room and outpatient clinic responsibilities.This is a primarily outpatient role with no routine inpatient or floor responsibilities. The provider will work four 10-hour shifts each week, Monday through Thursday, with Fridays off and no weekend requirement.
Schedule
- Monday: Operating Room
- Tuesday–Thursday: Outpatient Clinic
- Standard Hours: 7:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Thursday Night Call: 5:00 PM–7:00 AM
- Fridays: Off
- Weekends: No scheduled weekend requirement
Overnight surgical call may include:
- General Surgery
- Orthopedics
- OB/GYN surgical cases
Compensation
| Regular | $140/hr |
| Overtime | $175/hr |
| Holiday | $175/hr |
| Night Call | $325/shift |
| Call Back | $215.00/hr |
Operating Room Responsibilities
Monday OR coverage includes working alongside the surgical team on procedures such as:- Robotic cholecystectomies
- Robotic inguinal hernia repairs
- Robotic ventral hernia repairs
- Robotic umbilical hernia repairs
- Robotic sigmoidectomies
- Robotic colon resections
- Lumpectomies
- Mastectomies
The facility utilizes the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system.
Clinic Responsibilities
Tuesday through Thursday will primarily consist of outpatient clinic coverage.- Approximately 15–17 patients per day
- No routine inpatient/floor coverage
- Combination of preoperative, postoperative, and surgical clinic responsibilities consistent with the existing outpatient surgical role
Call
The provider will take Thursday night call from 5:00 PM–7:00 AM.Call-back volume is variable and unpredictable, with an estimated call-back rate of up to 50%. Call is specifically for emergent overnight surgical cases rather than routine floor or ER admission calls.
Requirements
Candidates should have:- Active New York State license
- Minimum 2 years of recent surgical experience
- Robotic surgery experience required
- Surgical first-assist experience
- AHA BLS
- ACLS
- ATLS
- Ability to work in both the OR and outpatient clinic setting
- EMR: Epic
- Robotic System: da Vinci Xi
- Automated Medication Dispensing: Pyxis
- Full-time maternity leave coverage
- April 19 through August 28, 2027
- Monday–Thursday schedule
- Four 10-hour shifts
- Fridays off
- No scheduled weekends
- Dedicated OR day each Monday
- Outpatient clinic Tuesday–Thursday
- No routine inpatient/floor responsibilities
- Defined Thursday-only overnight call schedule
- Opportunity to work with the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system
- Approximately 15–17 clinic patients per day
About Potsdam, New York
Potsdam is a classic, historic college town in New York’s North Country, set along the scenic Raquette River in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. The region sits between the Adirondacks to the south and the Thousand Islands to the north, near the Canadian border.Home to SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson University, the village offers a lively, welcoming community with a walkable downtown, historic reddish-pink Potsdam sandstone architecture, and more than 30 restaurants and cafés, specialty shops, and an independent movie theater.
- Outdoor recreation: Hiking, biking, fishing, paddling, and cross-country skiing, with village parks, trails, and a municipal beach on the Raquette River
- Local food: A seasonal farmers market and downtown restaurants featuring locally grown products
- Healthcare: Canton-Potsdam Hospital, part of St. Lawrence Health (a Rochester Regional Health affiliate)
- Day trips: Within driving distance of Ottawa, Montréal, Burlington, Lake Placid, and Syracuse
- Seasons: Vibrant fall foliage and true North Country winters
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