Step into your next professional opportunity with Med Ninjas - Locum —join a trusted healthcare Facility as a Nurse Practitioner - Surgery - Trauma in Redding, CA.
Job description
Med Ninjas is seeking a Nurse Practitioner - Surgery - Trauma for long term locum tenens coverage at a inpatient facility located in Redding, CA.
The Nurse Practitioner must be available for the complete coverage block from October 7, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
This assignment includes Inpatient, onsite hospital coverage, Trauma/Critical Care experience, trauma service coverage, and no on-call requirement with possible weekend scheduling.
Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner - Surgery - Trauma
Shift: PM shift, 3:00 PM–1:00 AM
Start Date: October 7, 2026
End Date: December 31, 2026
Position Details:
Patient Population: Adult trauma patients; few to zero pediatric patients
Setting: Level II Trauma Center
Responsibilities:
- Take patient history
- perform physical exams and assessments
- initiate/revise treatment plans
- order and review diagnostic and therapeutic services
- respond to immediate medical situations
- counsel patients
- initiate admissions and continuing care
- facilitate referrals
- administer medications
- and monitor, manage, and discharge patients on the trauma service
Required Procedures:
- Local anesthesia
- laceration repair
- dressing changes
- drain removal
- suture removal
- debridement and closure of wounds
- superficial wound debridement
- basic management of non-displaced fractures
- removal of superficial foreign bodies
- hemostasis
- packing insertion/removal
- incision and drainage
- cervical spine clearance
- chest tube removal
- burn management
- intermediate laceration repair
- arterial line insertion
- fracture reductions
- simple dislocation reductions
- central line insertion
- and chest tube insertion
EMR System: Cerner Care B
Support Staff: One other Trauma NP/PA working day shift, 7:00 AM–5:00 PM; support from one trauma surgeon on call
Days Per Month: As scheduled based on listed coverage dates
On-Call/Weekends: On-call: N/A; weekends may be part of the schedule
Requirements
- NCCPA or AACN Certified – REQUIRED
- CA active license; NPs must have CA NP furnishing number; PAs must complete CA CSEC – REQUIRED
- CA DEA, ACLS, ATLS, BLS – REQUIRED
Locum - Nurse Practitioner - Surgery - Trauma Redding, CA in redding at Unknown Company
This position is listed as full time and onsite.