Neurocritical Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) - Nocturnist

MedStar Health; Rosedale (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive

Comprehensive benefits

CME stipend

Licensure reimbursement

Collaborative practice model

Wellness program

Job summary

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore County is seeking a Nocturnist Neurocritical Care NP or PA to join our high-acuity NCCU. This role offers clinical autonomy, multidisciplinary collaboration with Neurocritical Care physicians, nurses, and therapists, and opportunities to develop advanced procedural skills.

The APP leads the hospital's Rapid Response and Sepsis Teams, participates in education, and benefits from a curriculum designed to support growth and increasing autonomy.

Qualifications

• Current BLS and ACLS certification.
• Board-certified AGACNP or PA.
• Maryland licensure or eligibility.
• 1 year APP experience in critical care preferred.
• Experience with advanced bedside procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nocturnist neurocritical care coverage in the NCCU.
• Lead bedside assessments, decisions, and coordination of care.
• Perform and supervise central venous access, ultrasound, arterial lines, intubation, and lumbar puncture as appropriate.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and therapists in a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Critical care teamwork

Procedural aptitude

Education

Board-certified AGACNP or PA

Maryland licensure or eligibility

BLS and ACLS certification

1 year APP experience in CC/Neuro CC preferred

Advanced bedside procedures experience preferred

Job description

About The Job

Nocturnist Neurocritical Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

About The Job

Nocturnist Neurocritical Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, conveniently located in northeast Baltimore County just outside Baltimore City, is seeking an experienced Nocturnist Neurocritical Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our collaborative and growing Neurocritical Care team. As a designated Comprehensive Stroke Center and a destination for advanced neuroscience care within MedStar Health, Franklin Square offers an exceptional opportunity to practice in a high-acuity, multidisciplinary environment while developing advanced clinical and procedural expertise.

Position Summary

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, a 338-bed community teaching hospital with academic affiliations through Georgetown University School of Medicine, is seeking a motivated Advanced Practice Provider to join our growing Neurocritical Care Unit (NCCU).

Our Neurocritical Care APPs are integral members of a high-acuity, multidisciplinary program, providing comprehensive care for critically ill patients with complex neurological and neurovascular conditions. APPs practice with a high degree of clinical autonomy while working closely with Neurocritical Care physicians, nurses, specialists, and other members of the multidisciplinary care team.

This role offers extensive opportunities to develop and maintain advanced procedural skills. APPs perform and participate in bedside procedures including central venous catheter placement, comprehensive point-of-care ultrasound, arterial line placement, intubation, dialysis catheter insertion, and lumbar puncture.

In addition to providing specialized care within the NCCU, our Advanced Practice Providers lead the hospital's Rapid Response and Sepsis Response Teams, providing emergent bedside assessment, clinical decision‑making, stabilization, and coordination of care for acutely ill patients throughout the hospital.

Our established Neurocritical Care APP curriculum provides structured education and mentorship to support continued clinical growth, procedural expertise, and increasing autonomy.

Schedule

• Full-time Nocturnist
• Dedicated Nocturnists receive a generous adjustor with the flexibility to apply it toward either their base annual salary or annual clinical target.
• The clinical schedule averages approximately 13 shifts per month, providing meaningful time away from the hospital and ample days off throughout the month. This schedule offers an excellent balance between a rewarding, high-acuity clinical practice and time for life outside of work.

Qualifications

• Current BLS and ACLS certification
• Board-certified Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) or Physician Assistant
• Current Maryland licensure or eligibility for Maryland licensure
• One year of APP clinical experience preferred, ideally in a critical care or neurocritical care setting
• Experience with advanced bedside procedures preferred

As a MedStar Medical Group Clinician, You Can Expect

• Premium base salary with a highly competitive compensation plan, including annual incentive
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage and retirement matching
• Schedule flexibility with an average clinical target of approximately 13 shifts per month
• Annual CME stipend
• Reimbursement for professional licensure and medical staff fees
• A collaborative APP and physician practice model
• Opportunities to participate in performance improvement initiatives, committees, education, and staff development
• Access to an exclusive wellness center and personal provider concierge program

Why MedStar Health

At MedStar Health, Advanced Practice Providers are valued members of the clinical team and are empowered to practice at the top of their license while building meaningful, long-term careers. You will be part of a collaborative health system committed to clinical excellence, education, innovation, and professional growth.

At MedStar Franklin Square, you will find a distinctive combination of high-acuity neurocritical care, advanced neuroscience, clinical autonomy, extensive procedural experience, and work-life balance. This is an opportunity to grow as a clinician, expand your expertise, and care for complex patients alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, with the resources and career opportunities of the broader MedStar Health system.

Hiring range

USD $130,000.00 - USD $234,000.00 /Yr.