Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA), Day Shift, Neurosurgery

Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Nurse Practitioner for our Neurosurgery Department who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.

• Perform daily rounds and post-operative visits, documenting appropriately and communicating with attending.
• Perform initial and on-going assessments of patients medical and physical status, including H&Ps and neurosurgical consultations, to help develop treatment plan
• Assist as needed in surgeries, including pre/post-operative set up and documentation to include admission/discharge orders and brief op note;
  Includes lumbar, cervical, and cranial surgeries.
• Coordinate with other departments and consultants as needed for inpatient care and discharge planning.
• Coordinate service recovery to ensure positive patient experience and clinical excellence
• Order and interpret patient testing such as lab work and imaging, order treatments or follow-up based on results.
• Perform therapeutic/corrective measures and procedures as needed, to include drain placement/management/removal, suture placement, dressing changes, etc. Includes EVD, myelograms, and lumbar punctures.
• Provide patients, families, and nursing staff with education, counseling, and discharge instructions/expectations as needed.

• Completed an Accredited NP Program
• Two years neurosurgical experience or surgical residency preferred
• NCCPA certification required
• Maryland State NP license required
• CDS and DEA required
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Active American Heart Association ACLS required.
• Meet credentialing requirements for Medical staff, including background check
• Conduct all business and interactions in accordance with our Mission and RISES values utilizing a proactive customer service approach
• Knowledge of peri-operative needs of patients including medical, physical, and surgical/obstetrical
• Proficiency with surgical assisting skills in all specialties, including laparoscopic and open procedures, suturing and wound closure techniques, equipment and complications
• Ability to perform accurate physical exams and develop care plans including appropriate testing and treatments
• Communicate effectively with patients, staff and other clinicians
• Maintain organized workflow while multi-tasking
• Clear and accurate documentation of clinical records
• Understand clinical and administrative priorities and be flexible to adjust workflow as needed to meet daily requirements of busy department

Employment Type:

Full-time

Hours per Week: 40 hours

Typical Daily

Schedule:

Monday
- Friday

Shift Type:
Day Shift

Weekend Requirements:
As Needed

Holiday Requirements:
As Needed

On-Call:
No

Shift Differential Eligible:
Yes

Pay Range: $55.88 - $83.82

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

Adventist Health Care strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.

Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist Health Care will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use. While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result. Adventist Health Care will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and…