Advanced Practice Provider - Neurosurgery

Essential Functions:

• Perform history and physical examinations in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
• Enter patient information and patient prescriptions into the electronic medical record.
• Triage and respond to phone calls from referring physician, patients and their families, allied health professionals, insurance companies, etc. regarding patient care.
• Educate parents or legal guardians and other involved personnel on patient condition and plan of care. Provide general education and information on an ongoing basis to all personnel who are members of or work with the Divisions of Neurosurgery.
• See patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting and write clinic notes on patients as medically indicated.
• Communicate with appropriate medical staff for purposes of consultation, referral, and coordination of patient care and other service issues.
• Perform procedures under the supervision of an attending physician. This may include Lumbar puncture, shunt tap, insertion of intracranial pressure monitor or ventriculostomy and application of halo or skeletal traction.
• Participate in divisional, departmental, and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with the goals of Nemours.
• Participate in Neurosurgery divisional research projects as well as program planning and development.

• Stay abreast of advances in pediatric Neurosurgery and related fields through ongoing education, training, and participation in professional organizations.
• Pursue opportunities for advanced certification, specialization, and professional growth to enhance clinical expertise and contribute to the advancement of the cardiac program.

• Competitive base compensation
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match
• Licensure, CME and dues allowance
• Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  * No state income tax in Florida

• Master's degree in nursing or physician assistant studies from an accredited program.
• Current licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA) in the state of Florida.
• Certification as a Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC) or Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) preferred.
• Inpatient APP experience strongly preferred
• BLS from the American Heart Association