Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider – Medical ICU

St. Elizabeth HealthCare; Edgewood (KY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Elizabeth HealthCare seeks a Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) for the MICU. The APP provides inpatient care for critically ill adults, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose, and manage complex conditions.

The role follows a shift-based schedule across days and nights, with emphasis on evidence-based practice, quality outcomes, and patient-centered care, and includes daily rounds and discharge planning responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current Kentucky licensure (or eligibility for licensure).
• DEA registration and applicable certifications as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive critical care management for MICU patients.
• Perform histories, exams, and ongoing reassessments of critically ill patients.
• Develop and modify treatment plans with the care team.

Skills

Independent practice

Team collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Critical care knowledge

Documentation

Education

NP or PA degree/certification

KY licensure or eligibility

DEA registration

Job description

Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider – Medical ICU

The Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) provides comprehensive inpatient care to critically ill adult patients within the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at St. Elizabeth Healthcare. Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary critical care team, the APP is responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of patients with acute, complex, and life‑threatening conditions.

This role follows a shift-based practice model that provides coverage across both days and nights, ensuring continuity of care and supporting evidence-based practice, quality outcomes, and exceptional patient-centered care.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive critical care management for patients admitted to the MICU.
• Perform detailed histories, physical examinations, consultations, and ongoing reassessments of critically ill patients.
• Develop, implement, and modify treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and the multidisciplinary care team.
• Order, interpret, and analyze laboratory, diagnostic, and imaging studies.
• Perform and assist with procedures within scope of practice, training, and credentialing.
• Manage acute and chronic critical illnesses, including respiratory failure, sepsis, shock, multi-organ dysfunction, and other complex medical conditions.
• Coordinate care with physicians, nursing staff, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, case managers, and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds and facilitate communication among team members, patients, and families.
• Educate patients and family members regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, prognosis, and discharge planning as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation within the electronic medical record.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, patient safety activities, continuing education, and departmental meetings.
• Comply with all organizational policies, clinical practice guidelines, regulatory requirements, and patient confidentiality standards.

Schedule

• Approximately 181 twelve-hour shifts annually.
• Flexible rotating schedule consisting of approximately three-month blocks of day shifts followed by three-month blocks of night shifts, with the rotation repeating throughout the year.
• Opportunities may be available to pick up additional day or night shifts based on departmental needs and provider preference.
• Collaborative team environment that supports scheduling flexibility, shared coverage, and continuity of patient care.

Qualifications

Required

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Current Kentucky licensure (or eligibility for licensure).
• DEA registration and applicable certifications as required.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary critical care team.

Preferred

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) certification for NP candidates.
• Previous experience in critical care, hospital medicine, emergency medicine, pulmonary/critical care, or a related inpatient specialty.
• Experience managing critically ill adult patients in an ICU setting.
• Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and patient-centered care.

This position offers the opportunity to practice at the top of your license within a high-acuity critical care environment while working alongside an experienced and collaborative team dedicated to delivering exceptional care to the region's sickest patients.

St . Eliz abeth Physicians is a physician ledmulti-specialty physician group organization consisting of517 physicians, 334 advanced practice providersand more than2,000 non-provider associates.We are very proud of our culture around physician wellness and our high physician engagement and satisfaction scores. St . Eliz abeth Physicians serves more than409,000patients in our more than121conveniently located practices in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. In partnership with St . Eliz abeth Healthcare, we are transforming how care is delivered in our region.

We are a mission and values driven organization, focused on patient-centered care, accountability, community, innovation, teamwork and excellence. St . Eliz abeth is a regional healthcare provider continually recognized as one of the nation's best. Our mission is to ensure our patients receive comprehensive and compassionate care - anywhere. St. Elizabeth Physicians is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age or any other characteristic that is protected by state or federal law.

Ref. Number
JR314379
Job Category
Providers & Physicians
Job Type
APP
Department
Edgewood Pulmonology Critical Care SEP
Shift
1st Shift
Hours
40 hours