JOB OVERVIEW
  

  

    
• Profession: Nurse Practitioner

    
• Specialty: NP - Other

    
• 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.

  

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