NP or PA Neurosurgery Nights

Advanced Practice Provider

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a key member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, collaborating closely with physicians and other care providers to manage a distinct patient population in the inpatient acute care setting. Working with hospitalized patients, the APP provides specialized care and supports the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based medical services. This role requires a strong foundation in evidence-based practice and clinical education, with the APP responsible for adhering to established clinical pathways and protocols to ensure safe and effective patient care.

The APP will demonstrate advanced medical knowledge, clinical and technical competence, sound clinical judgment, and professional communication skills. In addition, the APP is accountable for timely and compliant documentation and actively participates in professional development and competency validation to maintain high standards of care.

Position Hours

• Full-Time
• Nights
• 3-13 Hour Shifts Per Week, rotating weekends
• Inpatient coverage;
  No OR time

Department Summary

The Neurosurgery program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has a long tradition of providing internationally acclaimed patient care, life changing innovations, research and training for the best of tomorrows leaders. We provide excellent comprehensive care for adult patients with disease or injury involving the brain and spine. We treat all neurological conditions, including Brain tumors, Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, Chiari Malformations, Chronic pain, Concussion, Dystonia, Epilepsy, Essential Tremor, Head injury, Hydrocephalus, Meningiomas, Parkinson's Disease, Peripheral nerve injury, Peripheral nerve tumors, Skull base tumors, Spasticity, spinal cord injury, spine fractures, spinal deformity, cervical radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, myelopathy, and spinal cord tumors.

We use a multidisciplinary approach to help promote team learning, group dynamics, and excellent patient care. Our patient care focus includes monitoring the neurological status of our patients; detecting cues of neurological decline; early intervention; quick return to optimal health; and maintenance of ideal neurological status.

Discover what sets Vanderbilt's Neurosurgical team apart, our collaborative disciplines, unique surgical services, and outstanding patient outcomes.

Requirements

• TN license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
• Physician Assistant (PA)

Key Responsibilities

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patients' overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations
• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within a specialty scope of practice.
• Facilitates the patient's transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Technical Capabilities

• Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced):
  Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency in behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, an understanding and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession and society. Participates in professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice.
• Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced):
  Demonstrates care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease and care at the end of life. Within scope of licensure and certification, manages previously diagnosed and undiagnosed patients. Uses health assessment skills to differentiate between normal, variations of normal, and abnormal findings. Employes screening and diagnostic strategies in the development of diagnoses.
  
  Prescribes medications within scope of practice. Manages health/illness status of patients and families over time and across the continuum. Provides patient/centered care recognizing the patient or designee as a full partner in decision making. Creates a climate of patient/centered care to include…