Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Critical Care
Seattle, WA
Health system employer
- Eligibility
- NPAdvanced Practice Clinician
Posted Sep 11
What the listing says
Role
- Accepts
- NP
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- WA nursing median is $53/hr
WA nursing postings that state pay run $35/hr to $69/hr, the middle half $45/hr to $63/hr, across 931 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Swedish Medical Group is seeking a dedicated Advanced Practice Clinician (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner) to join the Critical Care team to support the APC program at Swedish First Hill and Cherry Hill campuses in Seattle, Washington. Provide comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis and management of critically/acutely ill patients. Collaborate closely with critical care physicians and multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality, coordinated patient care. Perform inpatient procedures consistent with training and scope of practice.
Sourced from Swedish’s careers page.
Requirements
- Board certificated Physician Assistant (PA-C)
- Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
- Active Washington license
- Active DEA license
- Active ACLS/BLS certification
Benefits
- Compensation may include productivity, quality and service incentives, or extra shift incentives
- CME benefits available
Place
- City
- Seattle, WA
- Median rent
- $2,030/mo
- Local household income
- $123,860/yr
- Metro price level
- 11% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Seattle area index 111.1, where 100 is the national average.
Seattle sits about 11% above the national average for cost of living—but post-shift Puget Sound ferry rides to Bainbridge, Capitol Hill's indie espresso bars, Fremont's Sunday market, and the Olympic Range on every western skyline offset the price tag. The drizzle is real. So are the mountain views from your hospital break room.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Nurse Practitioner is advanced-practice territory. The long route; independence depends on your state.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- How does the productivity or RVU formula work?
- Are there differentials or other recurring incentives?
- Does the employer cover malpractice and tail coverage, plus CME, licensing, and DEA support?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
