Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)-PRN

Position Duties Include

• Supports the Mission, Vision and Values of Munson Healthcare
• Embraces and supports the Performance Improvement philosophy of Munson Healthcare
• Promotes personal and patient safety
• Has basic understanding of Relationship-Based Care (RBC) principles, meets expectations outlined in Commitment To My Co-workers, and supports RBC unit action plans
• Uses effective customer service/interpersonal skills at all times
• On-call requirements are an expectation of the job
• Responds to consults to the ED department within 30 minutes of being called
• Manages patient care in the ED under direct supervision of the Neurosurgeons when appropriate but limited to: performing comprehensive history and physical examinations, ordering of appropriate lab and radiographic studies, interpretation of lab and x-ray results, consults, admission/discharge orders, addressing code status
• Dictates history & physicals, consultations, procedure notes, and discharge summaries
• Communicates with OR Scheduler regarding status of patient and room availability on neurosurgery patients that may be going to surgery
• May assist with the Neurosurgeon in the OR if the Neurosurgeon deems it a necessity and rest of patients have direction for their daily care
• Daily contact with Neurosurgeon on call for that day
• Completes appropriate documentation of all evaluations, care, and services rendered in the medical record/Powerchart
• Expedites disposition by identifying patient and family issues for referral to appropriate personnel (transportation, housing, psychosocial, financial or caregiver)
• Performs pre-and post-operative patient education to patients and their families
• Communicates with referring or primary care physicians regarding patient care and treatment
• Rounding and management of inpatients including: monitoring progress, progress notes, ordering daily labs and x-rays, interpretation of labs and x-rays, appropriate consults, floor calls, assessing patients, developing and implementing treatment plans, monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions by medical staff approved protocols, and discharge activities
• Exercising physician-delegated prescriptive authority pursuant to state and federal restrictions
• Attends CME seminars and conferences to maintain licensure and currency in field
• Maintains current BLS

Qualifications

• Licensed by the State of Michigan to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Nurse Practitioner: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan. Master of Science degree in Nursing and is ANCC or ACNP board certified as a Nurse Practitioner. Having certification regarding Neurosurgery is preferred.
• Physician Assistant: Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS), Master of Health Science (MHS) or Master of Medical Science (MMSc) and is board certified as a Physician Assistant. Able to do a comprehensive neurological exam. Two years of work experience as a clinical practitioner performing advanced diagnostic and therapeutic tasks related to surgery preferred.