Physician Assistant – Intensivist (Night Shift) - South Carolina

Physician Assistant – Intensivist (Night Shift)

Position Summary

The Physician Assistant Intensivist provides advanced clinical care to critically ill patients in the intensive care unit during overnight hours. Working collaboratively with the supervising intensivist physician and multidisciplinary ICU team, the PA manages acute changes in patient condition, performs critical care procedures, and ensures continuity of care throughout the night.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overnight management of critically ill ICU patients under physician supervision

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including admissions, transfers, and cross-cover evaluations

• Respond to acute clinical deterioration, emergencies, rapid response calls, and code events

• Develop, implement, and adjust treatment plans for unstable and complex patients

• Order, interpret, and document diagnostic tests, imaging, and laboratory studies

• Manage ventilators, hemodynamic monitoring, sedation, and vasoactive medications

• Perform bedside procedures within scope of practice (e.g., central and arterial line placement, intubation assistance, chest tube management)

• Communicate significant clinical changes to supervising physicians and daytime teams

• Provide handoff communication to incoming day-shift providers

• Collaborate with nursing, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and consulting services

• Ensure accurate, timely documentation in the electronic medical record

• Support adherence to ICU protocols, patient safety initiatives, and quality standards

Patient Population

• Medical, surgical, and/or specialty ICU patients

• Conditions may include respiratory failure, sepsis, shock, multi-organ failure, trauma, and post-operative critical illness

Schedule

• Night shift only

• Includes weekends and holidays as required by unit coverage needs

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program

• Current national certification as a Physician Assistant

• Active or eligible state licensure

• BLS and ACLS certification required

• Prior ICU, critical care, emergency medicine, or hospital medicine experience strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong critical thinking and autonomous clinical decision-making skills

• Ability to manage high-acuity patients with limited onsite specialty support

• Proficiency in critical care procedures and emergency response

• Excellent communication and handoff skills

• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, high-stress environments

Work Environment

• Intensive care unit setting

• Overnight coverage with exposure to emergent and high-acuity clinical situations

• Requires prolonged standing, lifting, and manual dexterity