Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU)

MedStar Washington Hospital Center | Washington, D.C.

MedStar Medical Group is seeking an experienced Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) to join the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

MedStar Washington Hospital Center is a 912-bed academic medical center, the largest hospital in the Washington metropolitan region, and home to the nationally recognized MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. The hospital is a Level I Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, regional ECMO referral center, and the region's only Adult Burn Center.

Practice in a high-acuity, mixed medical-surgical CVICU where APPs enjoy meaningful autonomy while collaborating with intensivists and a multidisciplinary team. APPs primarily care for patients recovering from cardiac and vascular surgery, advanced heart failure requiring mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation, vascular surgery, and critically ill medical cardiology patients.

• Practice within a 54-bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit across three dedicated care areas
• Care for patients recovering from cardiac and vascular surgery, heart transplantation, advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, vascular surgery, and complex medical cardiac conditions
• 13-hour day and night shifts with a proportionate blend of day and night coverage
• Collaborative team of 18 physicians and 38 Advanced Practice Providers
• Academic environment with opportunities to work alongside fellows, residents, and multidisciplinary care teams

Dedicated nocturnist opportunities are also available, with a generous nocturnist adjustment applied to either the base annual salary or annual clinical target.

Essential Duties Include

• Perform comprehensive history and physical examinations.
• Establish medical diagnoses and develop treatment plans based on patient history, physical examination, laboratory studies, and diagnostic findings.
• Initiate and manage therapeutic interventions for critically ill patients with respiratory failure, heart failure, shock, renal failure, acid-base disturbances, and other complex critical care conditions.
• Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds and collaborate with consulting services to provide coordinated, patient-centered care.
• Perform bedside procedures, including placement of central venous, arterial, and non-tunneled dialysis catheters, chest tube insertion, and thoracentesis.
• Ensure safe transitions of care through effective communication during patient handoffs.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Annual CME leave and CME allowance
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Free parking
• Award-winning wellness center and provider concierge services
• Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program
• NCCPA certification (PA) or AGACNP certification (NP)
• Minimum of one year of Critical Care experience as an Advanced Practice Provider required
• Experience performing common critical care procedures preferred
• Current BLS and ACLS certification (or eligible to obtain prior to start)