Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (APP) - ICU ($15k Sign-On)

Join one of the nation's premier academic medical centers and advance your critical care career with WashU Medicine's Department of Anesthesiology as a Critical Care Nurse Practitioner or PA.

We are seeking experienced Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (ACNPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) with critical care experience to join our growing team of Advanced Practice Providers delivering exceptional care to critically ill patients across a variety of ICU settings. This is an exceptional opportunity for experienced critical care APPs seeking a challenging, rewarding practice environment with academic medicine, cutting-edge therapies, diverse ICU experiences, and a strong commitment to provider growth and development.

Why Join Our Team?

As a Critical Care APP, you will practice as an independent provider while collaborating with fellowship-trained intensivists and highly skilled multidisciplinary teams. This role offers the opportunity to manage complex, high-acuity patients and perform advanced procedures while practicing at the full extent of your training and licensure.

Opportunities are available across:

• Cardiothoracic ICU
• Surgical, Trauma, and Burn ICU
• Medical-Surgical ICUs
• Tele-Critical Care Medicine
• Barnes-Jewish Hospital and affiliated BJC community hospitals

**ICU assignment is determined based on your prior experience, clinical interests, and career goals.

Compensation & Incentives

Your expertise deserves to be rewarded. That's why we offer an exceptional compensation and incentive package designed to support your career growth and recognize your contributions:

• $15,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Up to $5,000 in Relocation Assistance
• Monthly Bonuses Including Productivity Incentives and Shift Differentials
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Recurring Retention Bonus after 12 Months and Every Two Years Thereafter
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Additional Earning Potential Through Billable Hours
• Premium Pay for Nights, Weekends, Holidays, and Select Shifts
• In our critical care environments, talents and skills are developed through intellectually stimulating work experiences, ample educational offerings, procedural simulation, and other learning venues.

Schedule & Work-Life Flexibility

• Full-time position averaging 40 hours per week
• Typically three 12-13 hour shifts per week
• Up to 50% nights, weekends, holidays, and paid call
• Flexible scheduling options available when you need time.
• Night-only and weekend-only schedules may be available with additional incentives

What You'll Do

• Provide comprehensive management of critically ill patients
• Develop and oversee complex plans of care
• Order and interpret diagnostic testing
• Prescribe medications and advanced therapies
• Perform critical care procedures
• Respond rapidly to evolving patient conditions
• Collaborate closely with intensivists, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and other members of the critical care team
• Typical provider: patient ratio 1:6.

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Required Qualifications:

Nurse Practitioner

• Master of Science in Nursing with emphasis in the Nurse Practitioner program.
• Certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or recent completion/anticipated completion of accredited ACNP program
• APRN licensure (or ability to successfully obtain licensure within three months of date of hire).
• Active licensure to practice in the state of Missouri and/or Illinois, depending on location, and in good standing (or ability to obtain).
• Certain/additional certifications or experience may be necessary based on area of specialty.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 30 days.

Physician Assistant

• Graduate of PA program.
• Current PA licensure to practice in the state of Missouri and/or Illinois, depending on location (or ability to obtain within three months of date of hire).
• Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 30 days.

Benefits: 

Personal

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.

Wellness

• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!

Family

• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.
• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

For more benefits visit: https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.