Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care

Mass General Brigham; Dover (NH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wentworth-Douglas Hospital in Dover, NH seeks a full-time Nurse Practitioner to join its Critical Care team. The role includes ten 12-hour shifts per month with flexibility for rotating days/nights or a nocturnist schedule.

Day shifts run 7:00 AM–7:00 PM and nights 7:00 PM–7:00 AM, with no on-call requirement. The NP will provide high-acuity, evidence-based care in a collaborative ICU setting, working with physicians, nurses, and the multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose, and manage complex

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed nurse practitioner.
• Experience in critical care or ICU settings preferred.
• Ability to perform comprehensive histories and physical exams.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-acuity, evidence-based care for critically ill patients in ICU.
• Conduct rounds, coordinate care transitions, and participate in family discussions.
• Order and interpret labs and diagnostics, develop and adjust plans of care.
• Perform bedside procedures as appropriate and maintain thorough documentation.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical assessment

Documentation

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Nurse Practitioner license

Job description

We are seeking a full-time, 40-hour Nurse Practitioner to join our Critical Care team at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, located at 789 Central Avenue in Dover, NH.

This position offers scheduling flexibility based on the preference of the selected candidate. We are open to either a rotating schedule (days and nights) or a dedicated Nocturnist schedule.

Day shift hours are 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and night shift hours are 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM.

The selected candidate will be expected to work ten 12-hour shifts per month, with the opportunity to pick up additional open shifts as desired. There is no call requirement associated with this role.

The NP will provide comprehensive, high-acuity care to critically ill patients in a collaborative ICU setting, working closely with attending physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members to deliver evidence-based care. Responsibilities include the assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing management of patients with complex medical conditions requiring intensive monitoring and intervention.

Additional responsibilities include performing daily rounds, responding to changes in patient condition, coordinating care transitions, and participating in family discussions and goals-of-care conversations as appropriate. The APP may also support bedside procedures, consultation services, and cross-coverage based on departmental needs.

Essential Functions

• Provides direct care, counseling, and education to a designated patient population in ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural settings.

• Performs complete histories and physical examinations.

• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.

• Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.

• Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.

• Consistently provides high-quality and timely documentation, including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes, and discharge summaries.

• Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.

Experience

2 years of licensed nurse practitioner experience 1-2 years required