🔸$120/Hr. | Locum Physician Assistant - Critical Care | ICU Rounding & Responding | Boston, Massachusetts 🔸MG

Job description

Description:
A locum tenens opportunity is available for a Physician Assistant (PA) in Critical Care beginning August 1, 2026, at a high-acuity academic medical center. This role functions as a critical care “responding clinician” in the ICU, providing support in a structured, physician-supervised environment. The assignment includes a day/night rotation with rotating weekends and holidays and requires strong ICU experience.

About the facility:
This is a large academic acute care hospital and teaching facility located in a major metropolitan center. The ICU is a 10-bed unit with an average daily census of approximately 7 patients, including adult and geriatric populations.

‣ Facility Type: Acute Care Teaching Hospital
‣ Practice Setting: ICU
‣ EMR System: Epic
‣ Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics
‣ Support Model:
MD supervision during day shifts
Fellow/attending supervision at night
4 APPs currently on staff
‣ APP Role Type: Responding clinician only (no procedures)
‣ Clinical Scope
‣ General ICU and medical-surgical patients
‣ 1–2 burn patients occasionally
‣ APP responsibilities include:
Morning ICU rounds with attending
Task management during the day
Afternoon rounding and follow-up care
‣ Explicit exclusions (no procedures performed):
No intubations
No central or arterial lines
No ventilator management
No transplants
No echocardiography
No neuro head cases
No EVD placements
No complex stroke management

Compensation:
‣ Pay Rate: $120/Hr. - Details can be discussed further after applying to the job posting.
‣ Malpractice Covered

Job Responsibilities:
‣ Provide ICU support as a critical care PA responding clinician
‣ Participate in daily multidisciplinary ICU rounds
‣ Assist with patient care planning under physician supervision
‣ Complete assigned clinical tasks throughout the day
‣ Support ICU workflow during day and night rotations
‣ Cover rotational weekends and holidays (minimum 2 weekends/month)
‣ Work collaboratively with attending physicians and fellows
‣ Maintain documentation and charting in Epic EMR

Qualifications:
‣ Physician Assistant (PA) – required
‣ Board Certified in Critical Care – required
‣ Active Massachusetts license – required (no licensing support available)
‣ ACLS or BLS certification – required
‣ DEA required
‣ Minimum 2 years of ICU/critical care experience required
‣ Must be eligible for credentialing (approx. 90 days)

Working Hours:
‣ Shift Options:
6:00 AM – 7:00 PM (day shift)
6:00 PM – 7:00 AM (night shift)
‣ Structure: Day/night rotation
‣ Schedule: Full-time with rotating weekends and holidays
‣ Minimum weekend requirement: 2 weekends per month (Friday nights count as weekend)
‣ Call: No formal call stated
‣ Overtime: Paid for hours beyond 40 per week

Skills:
‣ Strong ICU critical care clinical judgment
‣ Experience in medical ICU and med-surg ICU environments
‣ Ability to function as a non-procedural responding clinician
‣ Competence in:
ICU rounding and care coordination
Managing stable to moderately complex ICU patients
Task prioritization in high-volume academic ICU settings
‣ Proficiency in Epic EMR
‣ Strong communication with attending physicians, fellows, and multidisciplinary teams
‣ Experience in academic/teaching hospital environments preferred

• Locals preferred