Critical Care APP: Rapid Response & ICU Support

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to join the Critical Care ICU team. The APP will manage high-acuity ICU patients with oversight, rounding, and specialized care, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to maintain safe, high-quality outcomes.

This role requires AGACNP or PA licensure, strong clinical judgment, and experience in critical care. Night shift is 7pm–7am with 3–13 hour shifts; a $15,000 sign-on bonus is available for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• AGACNP or PA license required.
• Critical Care RN or APP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patients’ overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions for both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations
• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within a specialty scope of practice.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Education

Master's

Job description

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider to join the Critical Care ICU team. The APP will manage high-acuity ICU patients with oversight, rounding, and specialized care, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to maintain safe, high-quality outcomes.

This role requires AGACNP or PA licensure, strong clinical judgment, and experience in critical care. Night shift is 7pm–7am with 3–13 hour shifts; a $15,000 sign-on bonus is available for eligible candidates.