Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA)- Ambulatory Neurosurgery

Scope of Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is responsible for providing health‑care services to patients within the parameters of a standard care or supervisory agreement with an attending physician member of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The APP collaborates with physicians and other clinicians to deliver a full scope of patient care, focusing on preventive health or the management of acute and/or stable chronic conditions. Medical services performed are those specifically authorized and directed by the credentialing body and the certifying organization through which the APP holds licensure.

Position Summary

The APP provides health‑care services to patients in collaboration with a licensed physician member of the medical staff. Services include care during acute and chronic phases of illness, education and counseling of individuals and families, health promotion and prevention, and referral to other health‑care providers and community resources when appropriate. The APP will work in neurosurgery oncology with patients who have neurological cancer, including the spine, seeing patients pre‑operatively, post‑operatively, and for surveillance both with the physician and independently.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current certificate of authority to practice as an APRN in the State of Ohio or eligibility for State of Ohio licensure as a PA‑C.
• Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program that qualifies the graduate to sit for the certification examination of a national certifying organization recognized by the Ohio Board of Nursing or graduate of a PA‑C program that qualifies the graduate to sit for the certification examination recognized by the National Certification Commission for Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Master of Science degree in Nursing (for APRN) or appropriate master's degree for PA‑C.
• 0 years of required relevant experience.
• 0–2 years of oncology or neurosurgery experience preferred.

Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with the online application. For assistance, contact hr-accessibleapplication@osu.edu. Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check; a drug screen or physical may be required during the post‑offer process.