Cardiovascular ICU Locum Tenens Physician Assistant *
Updated 12/03/25
Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Physician Assistant
Critical Care/ICU/PICU/NICU
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Experience Level
2 years
Job description
Job description
Position Overview
Our Partner, located in Greenville, North Carolina, is seeking experienced Physician Assistants and Acute Care Nurse Practitioners to provide locum coverage in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU).
Providers will join a nationally recognized cardiac program and an established academic team caring for post-surgical cardiac and vascular patients in a 16-bed, state-of-the-art CVICU.
This assignment offers Top 10% pay based on verified 2025 national locum APP ICU market data. Providers completing the full six-month contract can expect total gross earnings of approximately $136,000.
Assignment Highlights
- Location: Greenville, NC
- Dates: January 2026 – July 2026
- Schedule:
- 12-hour shifts, rotating days, nights, and weekends
- Day Shift: 6:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Night Shift: 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
- Total: 84 hours every 2 weeks (7 shifts per pay period; mix of 3 and 4 shifts alternating weeks)
- Setting: 16-bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
- Call: None required
- Orientation: 16 hours (non-billable)
- Charting: Epic EMR
Job Responsibilities
- Manage critically ill post–cardiac and vascular surgical patients.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests and imaging.
- Prescribe medications within scope of practice (DEA required).
- Perform advanced ICU procedures, including:
- Arterial and central venous line placement
- Dialysis catheter insertion
- Chest tube placement and removal
- Thoracentesis
- Bronchoscopy
- Feeding tube placement
- Intra-aortic balloon pump removal
- Transvenous pacer/Swan-Ganz catheter placement
- Pacing wire removal
- Participate in multidisciplinary rounds with attending intensivists and fellows.
Skills & Experience
- Education: PA-C or ACNP required
- Experience: Minimum 2 years in ICU (CVICU preferred)
- Certifications: BLS and ACLS required
- Licensure: Active North Carolina license (or eligibility)
- DEA: Required
- Charting: Epic experience preferred
- Other: Must demonstrate procedural competency and ability to manage high-acuity cardiac patients
Job Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans.
Order and interpret diagnostic tests and imaging.
Prescribe medications within scope of practice (DEA required).
Perform advanced ICU procedures, including:
- Arterial and central venous line placement
- Dialysis catheter insertion
- Chest tube placement and removal
- Thoracentesis
- Bronchoscopy
- Feeding tube placement
- Intra-aortic balloon pump removal
- Transvenous pacer/Swan-Ganz catheter placement
- Pacing wire removal
Participate in multidisciplinary rounds with attending intensivists and fellows.
Qualifications
Licensure: Active North Carolina license (or eligibility)
DEA: Required
Working Hours
Schedule:
- 12-hour shifts, rotating days, nights, and weekends
- Day Shift: 6:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Night Shift: 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
Total: 84 hours every 2 weeks (7 shifts per pay period; mix of 3 and 4 shifts alternating weeks)
Skills
Other: Must demonstrate procedural competency and ability to manage high-acuity cardiac patients
Education: PA-C or ACNP required
Experience: Minimum 2 years in ICU (CVICU preferred)
By applying you agree to our Terms of Service