🏥 Locum Adult Intensivist – ICU | Grand Forks, ND

We are actively recruiting a Board-Certified / Board-Eligible Adult Intensivist for a locum tenens opportunity in Grand Forks, North Dakota due to staffing shortages.

📍 Assignment Overview

• Specialty: Critical Care Medicine (Adult Intensivist)

• Setting: ICU only

• Start Date: April 1, 2026 (ongoing need)

• Reason for Coverage: Provider shortage

🏥 Facility Details

• 226-bed hospital

• 16-bed ICU

• Additional 8 PCU beds (overflow capacity)

• Open ICU model (some patients managed by hospitalists)

🗓 Schedule

• Primarily night shifts

• 5:00 PM – 8:00 AM

• No call

• Not required to remain in-house overnight

• Sleeping room available onsite if desired

📊 Patient Volume & Clinical Scope

• Average intensivist census: <13 patients

• Procedures vary based on patient acuity and complexity

• ICU-only responsibilities

🛠 Required Procedures & Skills

• Bronchoscopy

• Central line placement

• Thoracentesis

• Chest tube placement

• Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)

👥 Support Structure

• Dedicated ICU nursing staff

• Respiratory Therapists (RTs)

• No APP coverage during evening shifts

Physician will function independently overnight with strong nursing and RT support.

✅ Requirements

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Critical Care Medicine

• Adult Intensivist experience required

• Comfortable with ICU night coverage

• Proficient in required ICU procedures

🌟 Why This Opportunity?

✔ ICU-only practice
✔ Night shift structure
✔ No call requirements
✔ Moderate census
✔ Strong nursing & RT support
✔ Flexible overnight stay option

If you have a qualified Adult Intensivist available for locums starting April 2026, this is a solid ICU-focused opportunity with a manageable census and structured night coverage. Let me know if you’d like to proceed with availability and submission details.