APP Critical Care Per-diem (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner)

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsNo callPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$64-$115.38/hr

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Job Description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

This Position can accommodate both NP and PA candidates

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care with compassion, clinical excellence, innovation, and teamwork—advancing health and improving outcomes for patients, families, and our communities.

This Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant) position provides direct patient care through comprehensive assessment, physical diagnosis, and therapeutic management of high-acuity critically ill patients in the ICU setting. The APP will work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team including faculty, fellows, residents, and nursing staff to develop, implement, and coordinate individualized plans of care informed by current clinical guidelines, best practices, and patient-centered goals.

In addition to clinical care, the APP will play an active role in supporting a culture of education, peer mentoring, and professional development, helping to coach and guide learners, and contribute to ongoing quality and clinical excellence initiatives within the ICU environment.

This role is within the Department of Anesthesia in Critical Care, providing coverage across both the Neuro ICU and Medical ICU. Off-hour, weekend, and holiday coverage is required.

Required Qualifications Nurse Practitioner

  • Master's degree in Nursing required.
  • License Nurse Practitioner License required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
  • 0-1 years related work experience required.
  • MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG
  • Valid prescriptive authority from both the MA DPH-DCP and Federal DEA
  • American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate & ACLS
  • Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Job Description

  • Essential Responsibilities:
  • Performs history and physical examinations, formulation of care plans, ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests and provides education to patients and their families.
  • Document clinical encounters clearly, precisely and in a timely manner.

Coordinates the care of patients in order to provide safe, effective, efficient and timely patient centered care. Liaises between visiting nurses, clinical staff and consult services. Care plans and execution of those plans should encompass the entire service to tie the service together. Consults with physicians or surgeons regarding the care of patients for more complex diagnosis.

Acts as an educator and serves as a clinical resource for staff through consultation formal and informal education, review of literature and participation in seminars and conferences.

Works in a collaborative relationship with other health professional to determine health needs of patients and families. Demonstrates and role models an interdisciplinary collaborate approach to patient care.

Required Qualifications

For PA

  • Master's degree required in Physician Assistant.
  • MA Physician Assistant license

ARC-PA, Nccpa

For NP

  • Master's degree required in Nursing
  • MA Nursing License
  • MA Board authorization to practice as an APRN NRSG

Preferred Qualifications

Three to five years' experience in a clinical environment.

Pay Range

$64.00 - $115.38

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time.

Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Key Responsibilities

The APP provides direct patient care, including physical examinations, diagnostic test interpretation, and the development of individualized care plans for critically ill patients. They work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and timely patient-centered care within the ICU.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant studies along with the appropriate state licensure and certifications. The role requires clinical experience in an ICU setting and the ability to work off-hours, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLSDEA License

Key Skills

Patient assessmentICU careClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationCare planningAdvanced practice nursingPhysician assistant practice

Critical Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Critical Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 42% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$187k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $176k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates APP Critical Care Per-diem (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner) at Beth Israel Lahey Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Critical Care (NP) — ranked against 47 active Critical Care (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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  • No call
  • Includes weekends
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About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Newburyport, MA
501-1,000 employees

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Per diem position
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