Locums – Critical Care APP | Pulmonary MICU | Omaha, NE

Job description

Contract: 6–8 Weeks (through end of 2025)
Start Date: Early–Mid November 2025
Coverage: Scheduled Only (No Call)
Shift Schedule: 3x12s (Days/Nights/Weekends; block scheduling available)
Shifts:

Days: 7a–7p

Nights: 7p–7a

Preference: No more than 4 shifts in a row

Assignment Overview

Facilities:

Main Campus: Level I Trauma, large academic teaching hospital

Community Campus (15 min away): Stroke-certified, ICU-level care (less acute patients transferred to main campus)

Reason for Coverage: Multiple staff out on FMLA

Contract Length: 6–8 weeks, with potential extension

Credentialing: 4–5 weeks, temps available

EMR: Epic

Responsibilities & Patient Load

Main Campus: 6–8 patients per APP (max); 2 providers on days; fellow 24/7; physician onsite 7a–10p (on call overnight)

Community Campus: 1 APP on days; max 1:5 ratio; minimal night support (skeleton crew); more independent environment

No required procedures (though strong ICU management experience is expected)

Vent Management: Invasive, non-invasive, ECMO (ECMO not at community hospital; experience required)

Requirements

Experience: Minimum 2 years Pulmonary/Critical Care ICU (MICU, SICU, Transplant ICUs); Level I trauma experience preferred

Certifications: ACNP / AGACNP required (acute care only)

Licensure: NE or Compact License required

Skills: Ventilator management (including ECMO), strong critical care background, ability to practice independently at community site