Elite Travel PA Staffing for Trauma, ICU, Emergency & Hospital Medicine
Critical Insight Strategies delivers clinician-led coverage built for the sickest patients and the most demanding environments—designed and directed by a doctorate-trained, board-certified critical care PA.
Founded & Led by a Board-Certified Critical Care PA
This is not recruiter-driven staffing. It is clinician-designed deployment—built for high-acuity environments where expertise, procedural capability, and readiness matter.
Clinician-led staffing
Critical Insight Strategies is founded and clinically directed by Dr. Mary Herc, DMSc, PA-C, CAQ-EM, CAQ-HM. Our model prioritizes patient safety, operational readiness, and accountable PA autonomy.
High-acuity focus
We staff only environments where clinical decision-making and procedural competence are essential: trauma, critical care, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine.
Clinical Leadership — Dr. Mary Herc
Credentials that translate directly into institutional trust: academic training, frontline practice, and procedural authority in high-risk settings.
Training
Seton Hall University → Johns Hopkins Critical Care PA Residency → Doctorate in Medical Science (DMSc).
Board certifications
NCCPA PA‑C plus dual CAQs: Emergency Medicine (CAQ‑EM) and Hospital Medicine (CAQ‑HM).
Practice
Active frontline practice at an academic Level I trauma center with surgical critical care experience.
Recognition
Advanced Practice Clinical Excellence Award nominee and service leadership / advocacy background.
Specialties We Staff — High-Acuity Only
Narrow scope increases quality. These services are designed for hospitals that need dependable, high-performing clinicians immediately.
Trauma & Surgical ICU
High-risk surgical patients, resuscitation support, procedural coverage.
Medical ICU
Complex critical illness, vent management support, bedside ultrasound.
Emergency Medicine
High-volume acuity, rapid decision-making, trauma response.
Hospital Medicine
Inpatient flow, consult coordination, escalation and stabilization.
Neurocritical Care
Monitoring support, rapid deterioration response, ICU workflows.
Acute Care Surgery
Peri-op support, critical care continuity, procedure readiness.
Tele‑ICU (when applicable)
Remote monitoring support and escalation pathways.
Procedural & Operational Capabilities
Beyond staffing. This signals safe coverage for your sickest patients, reduced credentialing friction, and predictable performance.
Procedures
Evidence-based technique with ICU pace.
Critical airway support and assessment.
NG/ND placement and escalation protocols.
Rapid diagnostics and procedural guidance.
Operational readiness
Team-based workflow under pressure.
Escalation-ready in high acuity settings.
Disaster-ready capability when standard systems strain.
Skill matching and readiness confirmation.
Certifications & Compliance — Always Deployment-Ready
Designed to reduce credentialing friction and accelerate privileging across trauma and critical care environments.
Active certifications
Additional emphasis: rapid credentialing workflows, hospital-specific privileging familiarity, and trauma-center compliance standards.
For Healthcare Facilities
Direct messaging for CMOs, Directors, and staffing offices: high-acuity gap coverage with clinician-led onboarding and predictable performance.
Use cases
Short-term crisis coverage • ICU overflow • trauma surge • high-acuity gaps • schedule stabilization.
What you gain
Lower supervision burden • faster ramp-up • reduced adverse event risk • academic practice standards.
How we deploy
Clinician-led readiness validation, scope alignment, and credentialing-forward workflows.
For Physician Assistants — Not Entry-Level Assignments
We attract experienced clinicians and repel poor-fit placements. You get transparent expectations, skill-matched deployment, and mentorship from a doctorate-trained PA.
Who this is for
Experienced acute care / EM / ICU PAs • procedure-comfortable clinicians • providers seeking advanced practice environments.
What you get
Professional growth, not just placement • clear privileging expectations • assignments aligned to your skill set.
Mission, Ethics & Patient Advocacy
Elite care requires elite clinicians—and leadership that understands the bedside.
Patient-first
Clinical decisions prioritize safety and outcomes over speed and volume.
Ethical staffing
No misaligned placements. Readiness is validated and scope is respected.
Accountable autonomy
Advocacy for PA autonomy with standards, mentorship, and responsibility.
Contact & Deployment Requests
Streamlined intake for facilities and clinicians. This form is a starting point; build integrations as needed for your workflow.