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HPA Healthcare

Critical Care/ICU/PICU/NICU Physician Assistant

HPA Healthcare, Greenville

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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