Physician Assistant​/Emergency Medicine​/Nevada​/Locum Tenens​/AdvancedPractice Registered

For over 40 years Sierra Neurosurgery Group has been Northern Nevada's leader in providing exceptional spine, brain, and pain management care. We are currently looking for a friendly APRN or PA-C to join our dynamic and knowledgeable neurosurgical team.

We are a 2021, 2023, and 2024 "Best Places to Work" winner! By joining our team, you receive competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits along with options for life insurance and retirement savings. We believe in collaboration and working hard, but with some fun thrown in, too!

Working at Sierra Neurosurgery Group means that you will have the opportunity to work with kind, knowledgeable professionals dedicated to high levels of care to our patients. We offer competitive salary and the opportunity to work with the area’s leading Neurosurgeons.

Over the years, Sierra Neurosurgery Group has focused on bringing a range of surgical expertise into the practice. The result is an incredibly well rounded group of neurosurgeons, interventional pain specialists, and a team of highly skilled nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical assistants and support staff. We are a high volume, successful neurosurgery practice requiring dedication and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

The APRN or PA-C will provide medical care under the supervision of a neurosurgical physician while assessing and treating patients with neurosurgery diagnosis. Care is provided in a clinical, hospital and operative setting. This position is directly supervised by the team Neurosurgeon assigned as primary supervising physician but will receives direction from multiple physicians. In addition, this role shares in supervision of department medical assistants and may give clinical direction to nursing, radiology and office staff as needed.

• Required license or certification
  :
  Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Must have a license to practice in Nevada.
• Experience: Prefer 1-2 years as a practicing APN or PA-C. Prefer candidates with prior experience in Neurosurgery or Emergency Medicine but will consider highly motivated new graduates.

Normal medical office and exam room, hospital inpatient and outpatient settings. Possible exposure to communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens and other conditions common to this environment. Frequent contact with patients, staff, other providers and peers. Contact may involve dealing with angry, fearful or upset patients. Operating room setting may be fast-paced and stressful. Overtime work may be common.

Frequent standing, stooping, bending, walking, lifting and twisting. May require occasional assisting patients in standing, sitting or lying down. May involve lifting up to 60 lbs. Stress from dealing with multiple tasks, tense patients and surgical assisting. Requires manual dexterity to handle procedure equipment and tool. Requires hand dexterity for office machine operation, including telephone, writing utensils and computers; exam room equipment like blood pressure cuffs;

and suture and staple removal.

May have access to all patient protected health information when needed for appropriate care of the practices patients. May have access to patient billing and demographic PHI on an as needed basis. In order to complete coding and correct billing of services rendered.

Full-time

$ - $ per year

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

• Advanced practice provider: 1 year (Preferred)

• APRN, APRN-NP, or PA-C (Required)

• Reno, NV 89511 (Required)

• Reno, NV 89511:
  Relocate before starting work (Required)

In person