APP - Neurosurgery Job Martinsburg area,West Virginia USA,Nursing

Position Summary

The Advanced Practice Professional(APP) has coordination and clinical skills required for the comprehensive management of neurosurgery patients, (including biological, social, and psychological assessments). The primary responsibility of this position is operative first assist and inpatient management duties as operative schedules allow, with comprehensive management in the outpatient/ambulatory setting (as applicable). The APP coordinates involvement of medical specialty teams necessary to develop a comprehensive plan for the patient and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures and coordinates disposition planning (as applicable) and outpatient follow up care (as applicable).

The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students.

Minimum Qualifications for Nurse Practitioner

Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’s Degree in Nursing.
National Certification by one of the recognized APRN Certification Centers.
Licensure or eligibility for licensure, as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.
APRN requesting to be privileged as OR First Assist will be required to complete RNFA education/certification.
American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

Experience for Nurse Practitioner

Neurosurgery or acute care experience preferred.
Eligible new graduates will be considered.

Minimum Qualifications for Physician Assistant

Bachelor’s Degree as Physician Assistant or Master’s Degree as Physician Assistant required.
Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) training program required.
Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants required.
Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board of Medicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
American Heart Association BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion of the department.

Experience for Physician Assistant

Neurosurgery or acute care experience preferred.
Eligible new graduates will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications for Physician Assistant

Master’s level degree as Physician Assistant preferred.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

Manages comprehensive and individualized care for neurosurgery patients and their families in the procedural and inpatient phase of hospitalization and in the ambulatory setting (as applicable).

Completes pre-procedural/surgical evaluations. Serve in the perioperative arena including but not limited to OR First Assist in the operating suite.

Completes integrated assessments for perioperative patients and assists with inpatient management as OR schedules allow.

With the collaboration of neurosurgery faculty or by following established clinical Guidelines and Protocols, orders additional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.

Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests following established clinical guidelines and scope of practice.

Consults and communicates with clinic and hospital staff regarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.

Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations and documents findings in medical record.

Facilitates patients’ presurgical, intraoperative and postoperative needs by coordinating appropriate services and tests necessary for care.

Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care for neurosurgery patients, which includes teaching, disposition planning follow-up and necessary referral to other members of the health care team, as necessary.

Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the age continuum of their educational experience and certification.

Identifies unstable or complex neurosurgery patient care situations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the clinic and/or hospital setting.

Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effective emergency care.

Assists in the collection of outcome measures (as applicable).

Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic…