Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Inpatient Neurosurgery

Job Description Summary

Evaluating and managing inpatients on the Neurological Surgery Service. The successful applicant will be an Advanced Practice Provider (APP - NP/PA) interested in working full-time in the care of patients on the Neurological Surgery Service.

Evaluating and managing inpatients on the Neurological Surgery Service. The successful applicant will be an Advanced Practice Provider (APP - NP/PA) interested in working full-time in the care of patients on the Neurological Surgery Service.

University Medical Associates (UMA) Only Employees and Financials

Employee

Regular

CC003542 COM NSGY Coverage CC

Salary

Health-33

40

Rotating (United States of America)

Job Summary/ Purpose
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Evaluating and managing inpatients on the Neurological Surgery Service. The successful applicant will be an Advanced Practice Provider interested in working full-time in the care of patients on the Neurological Surgery Service.

Salaried/ Exempt

Full-Time Shift Work– hours per week vary

14 (13-hour) shifts a month which includes nights, weekends and holiday coverage on a rotating schedule

Neurosurgery inpatients

13 years-death

Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as a Physician Assistant or;
Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program and currently licensed or eligible for licensure as an APRN as noted below.

• AGPNP/ANP (Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP or Adult NP):
  Adult pts (13 years to death), stable chronic disease state management or primary care setting.
• FNP (Family NP): (birth to death) Stable chronic disease state management, primary care across the lifespan.

• AGACNP/ACNP (Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner):
  Adult pts (13 years to death), acutely ill or injured, potentially unstable, or technologically dependent (vents, drips, monitors, etc.).

at least 1 year of experience in Neurosurgery as a PA-C or NP is preferred.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising/Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC and will report directly to this physician.

All certifications must be current and complete prior to start date:

• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day.

Provides Direct Care To Patients Through The Following Activities

• Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations
• Evaluates and treats on the basis of history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope of practice guideline
• Performs the following therapeutic procedures in accordance with procedural privileges, skill and proficiency as approved by the Clinical Division Chief. The Nurse Practitioner will assist/perform the following, but NOT limited to:
• • suture/staple placement and removal
  • lumbar punctures
  • shunt/reservoir taps
  • peripheral access placement
  • discontinue indewelling catheters/tubes/drains as needed
  • assist with placement of EVDs, SEPS, and lumbar drains
  • assist with SEEG lead removal
  • assist with HALO placement, adjustment, and removal.
• Initiates referrals to other health care provides, and/or consults with the attending physician or the collaborating physician
• Potential to first assist in the operating room
• Documents and bills for direct…