Physician - Intensivist

Adult Intensivist Locum Tenens Altru Health System | Grand Forks, North Dakota

Coverage Dates: December 14 20, 2026
Specialty: Critical Care / Adult Intensivist
Assignment Type: Locum Tenens
Shift: 5:00 PM 8:00 AM
Call: None

Opportunity

Altru Health System is seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Adult Intensivist for a one-week locum tenens assignment providing ICU coverage primarily on night shifts.

This opportunity offers a manageable patient census, no call requirement, and no requirement to remain in-house during the shift. An on-site sleeping room is also available for provider convenience.

Assignment Highlights

• December 14 20, 2026
• Primarily night-shift coverage
• 5:00 PM 8:00 AM
• 4 15-hour shifts | 60 hours/week
• No call
• No requirement to stay in-house
• On-site sleeping room available
• ICU-only practice
• Average intensivist census of fewer than 13 patients
• Open ICU model with some patients managed by hospitalists

ICU Setting

• 226-bed hospital
• 16-bed ICU
• Additional 8 PCU overflow beds
• Dedicated ICU nursing staff
• Respiratory therapy support
• No APP coverage during evening shifts
• Procedure volume varies based on patient complexity

Required Procedures & Skills

Candidates must be comfortable performing:

• Bronchoscopy
• Central line placement
• Thoracentesis
• Chest tube placement
• Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)

Provider Requirements

• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Critical Care Medicine
• Comfortable independently managing adult ICU patients
• Proficient in required ICU procedures