Locum Nurse Practitioner; NP; Nurse Practitioner in Federal Way, WA

Nurse Practitioner | Nurse Practitioner Location: Federal Way, WA Employer: Rhino Medical Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details) Contract Duration: 2 Weeks Start Date: ASAP

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Federal Way, Washington Hospital Medicine NP/PA Locum Tenens Opportunity
Observation Medicine
• Day Shift
• 10 Shifts/Month
• Epic

Rhino Medical is leading the charge seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for an Observation Medicine locum tenens opportunity in Federal Way, Washington.

This is a focused inpatient opportunity for an APP with a Hospital Medicine background who enjoys managing patients through the critical period between Emergency Department evaluation and final disposition.

You'll work a consistent 8:30 AM–8:30 PM day shift, approximately 10 shifts per month, with a daytime census capped at 12 patients. There are no night shifts and no night call.

The assignment begins around November 1, 2026 and is expected to provide approximately 2–6 months of coverage.

Opportunity Highlights

• Federal Way, Washington
• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Observation Medicine
• Hospital Medicine experience sought
• Locum Tenens
• 8:30 AM–8:30 PM
• Approximately 10 shifts/month
• Day shifts only
• No night shifts
• No night call
• Daytime census capped at 12 patients
• Approximately 5–6 admissions per day
• Physician + APP staffing model
• Epic EMR
• Prior Epic experience not required
• November start

The Clinical Role

This isn't traditional ED fast-track coverage, nor is it a conventional inpatient rounding assignment.

You'll care for patients placed into hospital observation status following Emergency Department evaluation, providing continued assessment, diagnostic evaluation, treatment, monitoring, and disposition planning.

The current observation model is designed around patients who require additional care and clinical decision-making but may not require full inpatient admission. Public recruiting for the service describes presentations spanning medical, cardiac, neurologic, surgical and lower-risk acute conditions.

For a Hospital Medicine APP, that creates a familiar clinical proposition:

• Continued evaluation of acute adult patients
• Observation management
• Diagnostic review and clinical decision-making
• Treatment and reassessment
• Approximately 5–6 admissions per day
• Disposition planning
• Coordination with physicians, specialists, nursing and support teams
• Epic documentation

The service operates within a physician + APP model, and current public recruiting confirms collaboration with emergency physicians, consulting specialists, nursing and case management, with emergency-physician support available onsite around the clock.

Schedule

8:30 AM–8:30 PM

Approximately 10 shifts per month

Days only
• No nights
• No night call

The expected assignment begins around November 1, 2026, with an anticipated initial duration of approximately 2–6 months.

Practice Environment

The strongest feature of this assignment is its defined scope.

The daytime patient census is capped at 12, allowing the APP to focus on active observation management and disposition rather than carrying an unrestricted inpatient census.

Client-provided operational details include:

• Observation-unit annual volume of approximately 1,900
• Daytime census capped at 12
• Approximately 5–6 admissions per day
• Physician + APP staffing
• Intensivist support
• Epic EMR
• No overnight APP coverage

The hospital itself is a substantial acute-care environment;
Washington State documentation supports its expansion to 158 approved beds, consistent with the client's current facility information.

Candidate Requirements

• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Hospital Medicine experience strongly relevant to this assignment
• NCCPA or applicable NP board certification
• Active Washington license required before credentialing can begin
• ACLS, BLS
• Ability to obtain hospital privileges
• Comfortable managing adult acute-care and observation patients

Prior Epic experience is not required.

Licensure & Credentialing

This is an important consideration for November availability.

• Washington license must be in hand
• Cre…