Clinical Coordinator II - NP

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary:
  Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard
  
  Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $135,000 - $160,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

The Department of Neurological Surgery is seeking an experienced outpatient Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive clinical care and clinical support for pediatric neurosurgery patients in collaboration with attending neurosurgeons. The Nurse Practitioner will evaluate and manage pediatric patients with neurological conditions requiring neurosurgical care. The Nurse Practitioner will provide clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, patient and family education, care coordination, perioperative management, and follow-up care.

The role requires collaboration with pediatric specialists, inpatient teams, clinical staff, and other multidisciplinary providers to ensure safe, timely, and coordinated care for pediatric patients and their families.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Perform and document comprehensive medical histories and physical examinations to formulate diagnoses and individualized treatment plans.
• Evaluate and manage pediatric patients with neurosurgical conditions, including congenital, developmental, traumatic, vascular, tumor-related, hydrocephalus, spinal, and other neurological conditions requiring neurosurgical evaluation and management.
• Assess pediatric patients with new, recurrent, or changing neurological symptoms and determine appropriate diagnostic evaluation, treatment, follow-up, and escalation of care.
• Provide age-appropriate clinical assessment while considering the developmental status, communication needs, and unique needs of pediatric patients.
• Order, review, and interpret appropriate laboratory tests, diagnostic studies, and imaging in collaboration with the attending neurosurgeon.
• Review imaging and diagnostic results and communicate findings and recommended next steps to patients and parents/caregivers.
• Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with the attending neurosurgeon and multidisciplinary care team.
• Review preoperative medical clearance and identify clinical issues requiring optimization prior to surgery.
• Assist with preoperative and postoperative management of pediatric neurosurgical patients.
• Assist in coordination of the operative schedule and ensure patients and families understand preoperative requirements and expectations.
• Provide postoperative follow-up, including assessment of wounds, neurological status, recovery, complications, and ongoing treatment needs.
• Manage patients through in-person, telephone, and telehealth encounters, as appropriate.
• Provide clinical triage for patient and family calls, determine the urgency of concerns, and facilitate same-day or next-day evaluation when clinically indicated.
• Respond to postoperative and urgent patient/family concerns and coordinate appropriate escalation to the neurosurgeon or emergency services when necessary.
• Provide comprehensive education to pediatric patients and their parents/caregivers regarding diagnosis, treatment options, medications, surgery, postoperative care, activity restrictions, warning signs, and follow-up.
• Serve as a clinical resource for families navigating complex neurosurgical care and facilitate communication between families and the neurosurgical care team.
• Coordinate referrals and consultations with pediatric subspecialists and other multidisciplinary care team members as clinically indicated.
• Coordinate admissions and collaborate with inpatient teams during hospitalization, including daily rounds and transition of care to the outpatient setting.
• Facilitate continuity of care between outpatient, inpatient, emergency, rehabilitation, and other healthcare settings.
• Prescribe medications and make appropriate referrals within scope of practice and departmental guidelines.
• Monitor patients longitudinally and identify changes in clinical condition that require reassessment or intervention.
• Participate in the management and follow-up of pediatric patients with chronic or complex neurosurgical conditions.
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