Nurse Practitioner - Neurosurgery

Description

Full-Time | 1.0 FTE | Northeast Wisconsin

Neuroscience Group is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our collaborative Neurosurgery team. This is an excellent opportunity for an APP who is interested in developing a broad neurosurgical skill set while working closely with experienced surgeons, APPs, nurses, and clinical support staff.

The Nurse Practitioner will join a general neurosurgery team consisting of a neurosurgeon, APP, RN, and Clinical Assistants, while also working collaboratively with our other neurosurgical teams. The role provides exposure to the full continuum of neurosurgical care—from the clinic and operating room to inpatient rounding and postoperative follow-up.

Our surgical practice includes a high volume of elective spine procedures, along with significant exposure to cranial surgery, trauma, functional neurosurgery, and peripheral nerve cases. The Nurse Practitioner will assist in surgery, participate in inpatient and outpatient care, and gradually assume greater clinical and procedural responsibility through hands‑on training and mentorship.

New graduates are encouraged to apply. Prior operating room or procedural experience is preferred but not required.

This is a 1.0 FTE position with a fixed monthly block schedule. Individual weeks will vary, but the typical week averages:

• 1 operating room day
• 3 clinic days
• 1 administrative/clerical support day

The position is expected to evolve over time and may eventually include occasional weekend coverage to support the on‑call neurosurgeon as well as potential outreach clinic responsibilities throughout Northeastern Wisconsin.

As a Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner, you will work closely with the supervising neurosurgeon to provide high‑quality inpatient and outpatient neurosurgical care. The position encompasses surgical assistance, postoperative management, comprehensive clinical assessment, patient and family education, care coordination, and ongoing management throughout the patient's course of care.

• Perform comprehensive and problem‑focused histories and physical examinations.
• Review and interpret laboratory testing, diagnostic studies, and imaging.
• Develop differential and working diagnoses and formulate treatment plans in collaboration with the neurosurgeon.
• Independently manage the majority of appropriate clinic visits, with the neurosurgeon readily available for consultation.
• Evaluate new patients, postoperative patients, routine follow‑up visits, and patients requiring same‑day evaluation.
• Order appropriate diagnostic testing and coordinate treatment plans.
• Provide patient and family education regarding diagnoses, treatment options, surgical procedures, recovery, and ongoing care.
• Assist the neurosurgeon in the operating room, including spine, cranial, and other neurosurgical procedures.
• Develop surgical skills through direct, hands‑on training with progressively increased responsibility based on competency and experience.
• Perform appropriate bedside and clinical procedures independently once competency has been established.
• Participate in inpatient hospital rounds, admissions, postoperative management, discharge planning, and coordination of care.
• Work collaboratively with other Neurosurgery APPs to manage the inpatient census using a team‑based approach.
• Review imaging, laboratory results, and other diagnostic findings in collaboration with the neurosurgical team.
• Respond to patient clinical questions, prescription needs, and changes in condition.
• Collaborate closely with surgeons, APPs, nursing staff, Clinical Assistants, and other members of the Neuroscience Group care team.

We are looking for someone who is eager to learn neurosurgery and grow into the position. You will receive direct training from your assigned neurosurgeon, including exposure to neurosurgical conditions, clinical decision‑making, procedures, and surgical techniques.

Clinic days may be conducted independently or alongside a surgeon or another APP. As your knowledge and experience grow, you will be expected to manage most appropriate clinic patients independently…