We're looking for a skilled locum Trauma Surgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join a busy team in Redding, California. This is a hands‑on clinical role caring for trauma and surgical patients, collaborating closely with a supervising physician and a multidisciplinary team.

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3:00 PM - 1:00 AM What you'll do Take patient histories, perform physical exams, formulate assessments and diagnoses, and start or adjust treatment plans within your scope of practice. Manage trauma and surgical patients including ongoing evaluation, treatment, and coordination of care. Order and interpret diagnostics, labs, imaging, and other therapeutic studies as appropriate. Recognize and respond to urgent or emergent situations, initiating life‑saving interventions when needed. Perform and assist with bedside and operative procedures consistent with your credentialed privileges. Provide patient and family education about diagnoses, treatments, medications, and follow‑up care. Facilitate admissions, referrals, discharge planning, and coordination with other facilities and community resources. Prescribe and administer medications and medical devices as permitted by state law and your scope of practice. Complete accurate, timely documentation in the electronic medical record. Serve as first or second assist in surgery under the supervision of an approved physician. Assist as a bedside assistant in robotic‑assisted cases when appropriately credentialed and trained. Required clinical skills and procedures You should be experienced and competent in: Local anesthesia and laceration repair (including intermediate repairs) Dressing changes, drain and suture removal, superficial wound debridement and closure Basic management of non‑displaced fractures and reduction of fractures with minimal to moderate displacement Reduction of simple dislocations and removal of superficial foreign bodies Hemostasis, packing placement/removal, incision and drainage Cervical spine clearance, chest tube insertion and removal Arterial and central line insertion Partial‑thickness burn management for