APP Neurosurgery

About the role

Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, Michigan has an exciting opportunity in southwest Michigan for a goal oriented, energetic Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the delivery of medical care to the patient by reviewing and monitoring treatment and therapy plans in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Obtains medical and personal histories, performs physical exams, orders appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests and interprets results.
• Educates patients and families regarding the plan of care.
• Works in conjunction with multidisciplinary team for the management of neurosurgical and neuroendovascular patients.
• Aids surgeon in the operating room on spinal and cranial cases.
• Supports all neurosurgeons and neuroendovascular surgeons on a rotating basis.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 – 2 years’ experience as an APP is preferred but not required.
• Experience in neurosurgery, other surgery specialty, or neurology is preferred.
• Must be able to practice independently with strong clinical decision making; communicate clearly with patients and caregivers and be able to navigate well through the EMR (Epic).
• Able to work both autonomously and in a team environment.
• Graduate of accredited PA/NP program with unrestricted license to practice as a PA/NP in the state of Michigan.
• Able to support surgeons as OR first assist.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a Physician Assistant program.
• Licensure as Physician Assistant and state DEA license to prescribe medications.
• Current prescriptive authority and collaborative agreement with oversight physician(s) should also be in place.
• Maintain all requirements for medical staff privileges.

Skills

• Ability to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation programs, and other software relevant to the job.
• Regularly communicates clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing (Utilizing SBAR technique).
• Communicates with internal customers such as, physicians, multi-disciplinary team, finance, management and external customers such as, patients, third party payers, community agencies on a daily basis and often simultaneously.
• Work which produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g., interactive and repetitive or small detailed work requiring alertness and concentration for sustained periods of time, the operation of and full attention to a personal computer or CRT between 40 and 70 percent of the time.
• The job produces some physical demands. Typical of jobs that include regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects.

Benefits

Bronson, a Tertiary And Teaching Hospital Serving Patients And Families Throughout Southwest Michigan And Northern Indiana, Offers a Full Range Of Services From Primary Care To Advanced Critical Care And Is a Level I Trauma Center As Well As a Verified Comprehensive Stroke Center.

Pay

Full time, First shift, 40 hours per week.

Schedule

First shift.