RN-Nurse Practitioner Acute Care

Baptist; Germantown (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist in Tennessee seeks an Intensive Care Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) to provide advanced critical care in ICU, collaborating with physicians to optimize patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include managing life-threatening conditions, ventilator management, ABGs, and coordinating with a multidisciplinary team; strong communication and rapid decision-making are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctorate in Nursing or Physician Assistant with Acute Care specialization.
• Active NP or PA license in the state of practice.
• Board certification as ACNP/AGACNP or PA.
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in critical care preferred.
• Strong ventilator management and life support therapy skills.
• Excellent communication and rapid decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of critically ill patients.
• Diagnose and manage acute and life-threatening conditions.
• Develop and implement treatment plans including ventilator management.
• Order and interpret diagnostics such as ABGs and imaging.
• Perform procedures like central lines, intubation, chest tubes.
• Collaborate with intensivists and other health-care professionals.
• Educate patients and families and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Critical care skills

Decision making

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

MSN/DNP or PA with Acute Care

Job description

Job Summary

Intensive Care Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) will provide advanced care to critically ill patients in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting, collaborating with physicians and healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive assessments of critically ill patients.

Diagnose and manage acute and life-threatening conditions, including sepsis, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, multi-organ dysfunction, etc.

Develop and implement treatment plans, that include, but not limited to ventilator management and advanced life support interventions.

Order and interpret diagnostic tests such as chest X-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds, arterial blood gases (ABGs), and echocardiograms.

Perform procedures that include, but not limited to central line placement, arterial line placements, intubation, chest tube insertion, and lumbar punctures, Vascath, Paracentesis, Thoracentesis, Cardioversion.

Skilled in use and interpretation of data from complex monitoring systems such as ventilators, blood gas analysis, CPAP, BiPAP, IABP, Impella, ECMO, advanced hemodynamic monitoring devices (i.e. pulmonary artery catheter), and intracranial pressure monitoring.

Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide evidence-based critical care.

Educate patients and families on disease management and post-ICU recovery.

Maintain accurate patient records and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations.

Qualifications

Master’s or Doctorate degree in Nursing (MSN/DNP) or Physician Assistant with a specialization in Acute Care.

Active Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) license in the state of practice.

Board certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) or Physician Assistant.

Minimum 2-3 years of experience in critical care settings preferred.

Strong clinical skills in managing ventilators and advanced life support therapies.

Excellent communication and decision-making abilities.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or Critical Care Unit setting.

Fast-paced environment requiring rapid assessment and intervention.

Collaboration with intensivists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, and other healthcare professionals.