Advanced Practice Professional (PA)- Outpatient Cranial Neurosurgery

This is an Advanced Practice Professional (APP) job opening. Both qualified Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) will be considered. A total of one (1), 1.0 FTE Advanced Practice Professional (either NP or PA) will be hired.

About the Role

The Neurosurgery department is a team of attending physicians, residents, and advanced practice providers (APPs) that provide care to patients with multiple neurological disorders. The team cares for patients with a wide variety of conditions including Brain and Cranial Tumors, Vascular Neurologic Disorders, Functional Neurologic disorders, Scoliosis, and Neck and Spine Pain. APPs on this team function independently in a large neurosurgical group, providing surgical consultations, pre-operative and post-operative care.

Responsibilities

• Provide health care to predominately neurosurgical patients with cranial disorders/brain tumors.
• Multi-disciplinary clinic involvement weekly with coordination with oncology and radiation oncology.
• Diagnose and treat neurosurgical patients including spine disorders, scoliosis, vascular, cranial disorders, functional neurologic disorders, and brachial plexus/peripheral nerve patients.
• Provide preoperative and postoperative care independently and through collaborative relationships.
• Complete new patient evaluations independently.
• Perform detailed history and physical examinations.
• Comprehensive assessment of neurological conditions.
• Collaborate and present patient findings to the attending neurosurgeons to formulate a treatment plan.
• Order and interpret appropriate radiographic studies and perform office procedures.
• Collect and assist in the interpretation of reports from diagnostic and laboratory tests, radiographic procedures, and clinical studies.
• Administer follow-up to patients and assist in the referral to various internal and external facilities.
• Evaluate postoperative patients and perform routine follow-up visits.
• Provide urgent same-day office visits.

Organizational Relationships and Practice Environment

Advanced Practice Professionals (APPs) will receive medical supervision from the Neurosurgical Service Chief or designee. APPs will receive administrative supervision from the APP Manager.

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioners (NPs):

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner specialty certification in the State of Michigan.
• Current specialty certification to practice as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, or Acute Nurse Practitioner.
• Minimum 1 year experience as an outpatient advanced practice provider in a neurosurgical practice.
• APP experience functioning independently.
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
• Current DEA registration required.
• BLS certification.

For Physician Assistants (PAs):

• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Michigan.
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Satisfactory completion of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), or one of its predecessor agencies, CAHEA or CAAHEP.
• Minimum 1 year experience as an outpatient advanced practice provider in a neurosurgical practice.
• APP experience functioning independently.
• State of Michigan Controlled Substance License required.
• Current DEA registration required.
• BLS certification.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the credentialing and privileging process.

Qualifications

• 2 or more years of APP experience caring for patients with cranial disorders, brain tumor, and/or oncology experience.
• Outpatient APP experience caring for multiple neurosurgical disorders (spine disorders, scoliosis, neurovascular conditions, brachial plexus).
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate clinical care ideas across multiple patient care services and to communicate as a patient advocate.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and manage a busy work environment.

Why Join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations, and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research, and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally, and internationally. Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements. It is comprised of over 30,000 employees, and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.

Benefits

• Flexible Health, Dental, and Vision Plans.
• Retirement Savings Plans with 2:1 Matching.
• Group Term Life Insurance.
• Long Term Disability Plan.
• Generous Time Off Allowances.
• $2500 Annual Professional Development Funds (0.5 FTE Appointment or above).
• Paid Release Time for Professional Education Activities.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.
• Tuition Support Program.
• Wellness Plans.
• Work/Life Resources.

Pay

Salary range: $130,630 - $200,734

Schedule

• Hours: 40 per week.
• Shift/Hours/Days: 8-hour shifts, Monday-Friday, potential for occasional weekend coverage.
• Location: Taubman Outpatient.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change.