JOB OVERVIEW

• Profession: Nurse Practitioner
  
• Specialty: Acute Care
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Cumming, Georgia
  
• Facility: Northside Hospital Forsyth
  
• Health System: Northside
  
• Coverage Period: Jul 28, 2026 – Aug 04, 2026
  
• Shift Schedule: Day
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
  

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Average Daily Volume: 10–15 patients per APP
  
• Case Mix: Medical-surgical ICU patients
  
• Rounding: Yes, multi-disciplinary rounds
  

FACILITY INFORMATION

• EMR System: Cerner
  
• Specialty Backup Available: Yes, attending physicians
  
• Support Staff Available: RNs, attending physicians
  

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
  

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

• Central line insertions (CVLs, vascaths, introducers)
  
• Arterial line insertions
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: Acute Care Certified (ACNP) or PA-C
  
• Licenses: Active NP or PA license in Georgia
  
• Experience: Minimum 1–2 years of ICU experience as an APP
  
• Other Qualifications: Case logs required during credentialing
  

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage critically-ill patients in a high-acuity ICU setting.
  
• Collaborate with attending physicians to develop plan of care.
  
• Conduct ongoing patient assessments and implement interventions.
  
• Order entry using Cerner EMR and document H&P, consultations, notes.
  
• Perform invasive procedures including central line and arterial line insertions.