PRN Inpatient Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Job Description:

When you join us, you’ll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible.”

About this role:

This PRN Advanced Practice Provider (APP; physician assistant or nurse practitioner) will be a member of the neurosciences team at Intermountain Medical Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and level I Trauma Center in Murray Utah. The APP assists neurosurgeons in the care of patients hospitalized with a variety of neurosurgical conditions, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, tumors, etc.

After being oriented to all aspects of neurosurgery and spine, the APP provides care in inpatient, outpatient, neurosurgical trauma, and neurocritical care settings. The APP's primary responsibility will be inpatient care of neurosurgery patients, though they will also consult on patients in the ER, as well as new consults in the hospital, first assist with emergent surgeries, round with the Neurosurgery Care Coordination team, and be a resource to hospital nursing staff.

In addition, this APP may answer call pages that come through from the floor, ER, clinic and the answering  this role you can anticipate:

Practicing at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah Inpatient care of neurosurgery patients, consulting on patients in the ER and hospital, first assist with emergent surgeries, inpatient rounding, etc.
24/7 coverage, including: days, nights, weekends, and holidaysPRN, as needed; varying 8-12 hour shifts (minimum 1 shift per quarter)
An ideal candidate will have prior neurosurgery, neuro critical care, ICU, or hospitalist experience.

How we'll support you:

What you’ll bring:

APRN or PA-C degree from an accredited program

Active, unobstructed Utah medical license, or the ability to obtain oneBLS certification and DEA Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process

About us:

Intermountain Health is a model health system by providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across seven states in the mountain west.

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us.

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?

It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes

Life in the Mountain West The Salt Lake Valley is the heart of the state of Utah, which is one of the fastest growing states in the country. Salt Lake is located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains and is within an hour’s drive of nine world-renowned ski resorts and within a day’s drive of five national parks. Along with these recreational attractions, there are many cultural and sporting events.

There are performances by the Utah Symphony, Ballet West and Pioneer Theater Company as well as a renovated theater that offers Broadway plays. The Sundance Film Festival and the Park City Art Festival are nationally recognized events held in nearby communities. The NBA’s Jazz, ECHL Utah Grizzlies hockey, the AAA Salt Lake Bees, the Utah Warriors Rugby team, and the MLS Real Salt Lake, all represent Salt Lake City.

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

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-Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

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