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Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care

Palm Careers LLC

Last Updated: 5/14/26

Job Description


Locum APP Opportunity Trauma Surgery / Critical Care

📍 San Francisco

🗓 Start Date: August 4

Assignment Length: 26 Weeks


A high-volume Level 1 trauma center in the Bay Area is seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) for a locum assignment supporting trauma and critical care services across the ED, inpatient floor, and ICU settings.


Position Highlights
  • Busiest trauma center in the Bay Area
  • APP will provide care for critically ill and injured patients throughout the continuum of care
  • Collaborative environment with residents and multidisciplinary teams
  • Exposure to trauma, emergency, ICU, neurosurgery, orthopedic, and critical care patients
Patient Volume
  • 2025 patients per day shared with resident team on the floor
  • 512 trauma activations daily
Responsibilities
  • Evaluate and manage trauma and emergency patients
  • Care for critically ill patients from ED through ICU and inpatient units
  • Assist with trauma activations and acute stabilization
  • Manage complex medical and surgical conditions including:
    • Shock
    • Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
    • Stroke
    • Neurosurgical conditions
    • Orthopedic trauma
Required Qualifications
  • Active California license at time of submission
  • California DEA required
  • BLS and ACLS certifications required
  • Minimum 1 year of trauma experience required OR ICU experience!!
  • Comfortable working with trauma and ED patients
Preferred Qualifications
  • Level 1 trauma experience strongly preferred / ICU experience highly preferred
  • Experience with:
    • Arterial lines
    • Central lines
    • Chest tubes
  • Background in neurosurgery, ICU, emergency medicine, or orthopedics considered
  • ATLS preferred

This is an excellent opportunity for an APP seeking high-acuity trauma experience within a premier Bay Area trauma center.


Interested? Submit current CV today!



Company Details

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
About Palm CareersPalm Health Resources is the heartbeat of Palm Careers, which is exclusively dedicated to providing permanent healthcare recruitment solutions. Palm Health Resources has a rock-solid history of providing superior service to medical professions. Our company consists of only the BEST team of eager healthcare recruiters who have over 40 years of combined healthcare recruitment expe…