Acute NP/PA Inpatient Neurocritical Care
About The Position
LCMC's neurocritical service line is seeking an Acute NP or PA for their Neurocritical Care team. This role is more than just a job title; it's about building an environment where you feel prepared, supported, respected, and able to thrive. Since 2018, this APP-led service line has expanded across the LCMC system, supported by physician dyads and focusing on clinical excellence, collaboration, and work-life balance. The service line offers a comprehensive onboarding experience, including immersive bedside training and didactic education, to develop critical thinking and procedural confidence. The model is built on true collaboration with 24-hour physician support, a dedicated APP lead, and a multidisciplinary team that values the APP role. Intentional scheduling protects time away from the hospital, recognizing that rested providers deliver high-quality critical care. Perks include access to the physician lounge and preferred parking.
Requirements
- Master’s degree from an approved Acute Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program - required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) from American Heart Association
- Acute Nurse Practitioner Certification or Physician Assistant Certification
- Registered Nursing License (RN) from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing with Acute Care Certification.
- OR
- Physician Assistant (PA) - Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Responsibilities
- Provides advanced health care to individuals, families or groups as an advanced or expert clinician.
- Performs assessment of individual health, analyzes data to determine medical and nursing care needed, plans a treatment strategy to meet identified needs, evaluates responses to nursing and medical interventions.
- Assesses the complex acute, critical and chronically ill patients for urgent and emergent conditions.
- Uses relevant data to evaluate for any physiologic instability and utilizes data to formulate plan of care.
- Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems.
- Analyzes the indications, contradictions, risk of complications and cost-benefits of therapeutic interventions.
- Manages the plan of care through evaluation, modification and documentation according to the patient's response to therapy.
- Manages changes in condition with a focus on optimizing the patient outcomes.
- Incorporates health promotion, health protection and injury prevention measures into the plan of care within the context of the complex acute, critical and chronic illness.
- Facilitates the patients transition between and within health care settings.
- Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff and provider team.
- Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.
- Participates in scholarly activities including research and education.
- Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings.
- Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, APPs, students and other health care providers.
- Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety.
- Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice.
- Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms.
Benefits
- Access to the physician lounge
- Preferred parking
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
