Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Neuro ICU
Department/Unit: Neurology General – Day shift (United States of America)
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA) to join our dedicated clinical team in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at Albany Medical Center. APPs in the Neurosciences ICU work daily alongside specialty neurointensivists and bedside critical care nurses to deliver high-quality care to the sickest neurological patients in the region.
Our team treats patients with severe neurological disease, ranging from large strokes and brain hemorrhages, inflammatory and infectious conditions, and refractory seizures to severe manifestations of neuromuscular diseases and their complications. Our multidisciplinary team approach to complex critical care neurology involves coordination of care with board-certified neurointensivists, neurosurgeons, dedicated case management and social work, physical, occupational, and speech language therapists, as well as consultative services throughout Albany Medical Center.
Responsibilities
- Perform daily patient assessments and physical examinations
- Review and interpret data pertinent to patient care
- Liaise with consultative services as needed
- Participate in daily teaching rounds
- Execute the care plan each day
- Manage brain codes and refractory seizures
- Provide ventilator management and apply critical care medicine principles
- Perform transcranial Doppler and bedside ultrasound
- Place central venous catheters and arterial lines
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Master’s degree program
- Current NYS licensure, Board Certified, and DEA registration
- Possess or obtain a National Provider Identifier (NPI) issued by the US Center for Medicaid and Medicare services
- Excellent verbal, writing, and interpersonal skills
- Professional demeanor and integrity
Training & Development
There is an orientation period as well as regular educational opportunities for the APP within the Department of Neurology and the Division of Neurocritical Care. The Neurosciences ICU APP is trained in advanced cardiac life support as well as emergency neurological life support.
This role may require access to sensitive information, including HIPAA Protected Health Information. Workforce members are expected to ensure access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties.