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St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, California

Night Intensivist Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerContract Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$286k-$299k

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Job Description

Job Title: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) – Pulmonary Critical CareLocation: Lynwood, CA Employment Type: Part Time, nights, flexibleFacility: St. Francis Medical Center

About Us

Pulmonary Consultants and Wellness Center is an established and growing medical practice specializing in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Our outpatient pulmonary clinic is located in Inglewood, California, and our team provides inpatient and post-acute care services at Centinela Hospital Medical Center, St. Francis Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital, Kindred Hospital, and several surrounding skilled nursing facilities.

Our physicians and advanced practice providers work collaboratively to provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients with a broad range of acute and chronic pulmonary and critical care conditions.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a skilled, compassionate, and motivated Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP/AGACNP) to join our pulmonary and critical care team as an independent contractor.

This is a flexible, 12-hour night shift position with a minimum commitment of four shifts per month. This opportunity may be particularly well suited for an experienced ACNP seeking a flexible schedule while maintaining an active role in inpatient pulmonary and critical care medicine.

The ideal candidate will have experience in pulmonary medicine, critical care, hospital medicine, or another inpatient specialty and will demonstrate strong clinical judgment, effective communication, and the ability to manage medically complex patients in a collaborative environment.

We welcome both experienced Acute Care Nurse Practitioners and motivated early-career providers. Providers with less than two years of relevant experience may participate in our structured Transition-to-Practice Program, designed to support the development of clinical confidence, critical care knowledge, and progressive independence in the inpatient setting.

  • Perform comprehensive assessments of patients with acute and chronic pulmonary and critical care conditions
  • Develop and manage evidence-based treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and other members of the healthcare team
  • Evaluate laboratory results, imaging, diagnostic studies, and response to treatment
  • Manage and follow hospitalized patients as appropriate to the assigned service
  • Respond to changes in patient condition and coordinate escalation of care when indicated
  • Provide patient and family education regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and disease management
  • Communicate effectively with physicians, consultants, nursing staff, respiratory therapy, and other members of the interdisciplinary team
  • Maintain timely, accurate, and complete medical documentation
  • Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration, quality initiatives, and ongoing practice improvement
  • Schedule & Position Structure
  • Independent contractor position
  • 12-hour night shifts
  • Minimum commitment of 4 shifts per month
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Opportunity for additional shifts based on availability and practice needs

Transition-to-Practice Support

For Acute Care Nurse Practitioners with less than two years of relevant clinical experience, Pulmonary Consultants and Wellness Center offers a structured Transition-to-Practice Program focused on developing competency and confidence in pulmonary and critical care practice.

The program provides additional clinical support, mentorship, and progressive development toward independent practice within the provider's scope of practice.

Qualifications

  • Current California Nurse Practitioner license
  • Board certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP/AGACNP)

Minimum of 1 year of experience in pulmonary medicine, critical care, hospital medicine, or another inpatient specialty preferred or more than 5 years high acuity critical care nursing experience

Applicants with less than two years of relevant NP experience are eligible for our Transition-to-Practice Program

  • Current BLS and ACLS certification
  • Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and decision-making skills
  • Excellent communication, professionalism, and teamwork
  • Ability to effectively manage medically complex patients
  • Experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred

Pay Transparency

$1,100–$1,150 per 12-hour shift, based on experience, qualifications, and assigned responsibilities.

Pulmonary Consultants and Wellness Center offers the opportunity to join a collaborative and growing pulmonary and critical care practice while maintaining the flexibility of an independent contractor schedule.

Employment Status: Part Time > 59

Shift: Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Diagnostic skillsTreatment planningPatient education

Critical Care Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Critical Care Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 48% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Critical Care Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$293k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $264k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 50% of Critical Care Medicine (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 106 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lynwood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$703k
Typical market rent
$2,129/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About St. Francis Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Lynwood, CA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Transition-to-Practice Program for early-career providers