Critical Care Physician Assistant

Assignment Details

• Location: Boston, Massachusetts

• Provider Type: Physician Assistant

• Specialty: Critical Care

• Start Date: November 11, 2026

• Assignment Length: 26 weeks

• Positions Available: 1

• Practice Setting: ICU / Teaching Hospital

• Coverage Type: Scheduled – No Call

• Primary Coverage Need: Nights and Weekends

Compensation: $110/hr.

Schedule

• Day Shift: 6:00 AM–7:00 PM

• Night Shift: 6:00 PM–7:00 AM

• Primary need is weekend and night coverage

• Friday nights count as weekend shifts

• Preferred availability: 4 weekend shifts per month

• Minimum availability: 2 weekend shifts per month

• Provider is not required to work three 13-hour shifts every weekend

• Local candidates strongly preferred

Patient Population / Volume

• Patient Population: Adults

• Average Daily Census: Approximately 7 patients

• ICU Beds: 10

• Primarily general ICU and Medical-Surgical patients

• Approximately 1–2 burn patients may be on the service

Clinical Responsibilities

• Function as a responding clinician within the ICU

• Round with the attending physician in the morning

• Complete assigned patient-care tasks following rounds

• Participate in afternoon rounds

• Provide ongoing assessment and management of ICU patients

• Collaborate with physicians, fellows, attending physicians, and APPs

• Some clinical independence is expected

• No APP billing responsibilities

Procedures / Clinical Scope

• General ICU and Medical-Surgical patient management

• No procedures required

• No intubations

• No central or arterial line placement

• No ventilator management

• No transplant management

• No echocardiography

• No EVD management

• No complex neurological or stroke cases

Support Staff

• 4 APPs on staff

• Physician supervision during day shifts

• Fellow/attending supervision during night shifts

• APPs function primarily as responding clinicians

Requirements

• Board Certification in Acute Care – Required

• Critical Care / ICU experience – Required

• Minimum 2 years of Critical Care experience – Required

• Massachusetts license required

• Candidates needing a Massachusetts PA license may be considered

• ACLS – Required

• BLS – Required

• DEA – Required

• Must be comfortable working with some clinical independence

Licensing

• Massachusetts PA license required for assignment

• Physician Assistants requiring a new MA license may be considered

• Estimated PA licensing timeframe: Approximately 3–5 weeks

• Candidate must apply for the license before the appointment process can be initiated

EMR

• Epic

Credentialing

• Estimated credentialing timeframe: Approximately 90 days

• Orientation required

Travel

• No travel reimbursement

• Local candidates strongly preferred

• Best suited for providers who can commute by car, train, or subway

Additional Information

• No call

• Weekend and night availability are the primary coverage needs

• Teaching hospital environment

• No procedural responsibilities