Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Department of Neurosurgery Open Rank-Instructor, Sr. Instructor of Clinical Practice

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

10d•$110,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (CU-SOM) is seeking two fulltime (1.0 FTE) clinical faculty positions available for an Advanced Practice Provider. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will be a clinical faculty member of the CU-SOM. The core components of this position are the pre- and post-operative clinic surveillance of neurosurgical patients. This primarily includes patients with malignant and benign brain tumors, but also comprises patients with other general neurosurgical intracranial pathologies such as hemorrhage, infection, hydrocephalus, and Chiari malformation. The Advanced Practice Provider will provide outpatient care via a mix of independent clinics and clinics alongside a physician provider as well as inpatient care. The Advanced Practice Provider will also participate in multi-disciplinary treatment planning and coordination of care with medical oncology, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology, endocrinology, neurology and other specialties as needed.

Requirements

Nurse practitioner or Physician Assistant training. (NP-C or PA-C)
Current active license to practice in the state of Colorado as an Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant. Prescriptive authority is required.
Currently credentialed as an APN or PA by the appropriate national certifying body.
Eligible or licensed in Colorado.
Certified to see adults.
Four to seven years or more of post training inpatient/outpatient experience (a year-long hospitalist fellowship also satisfies this requirement)
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship or employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

2 years of experience in inpatient or outpatient care
Experience in surgical subspecialty
Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally
Proven ability to care for high acuity, high complexity patients
Desire to assist with neurosurgical procedures
Ability to work individually and as a team to support team-based medical care in an APP/Physician/Resident Physician model

Responsibilities

Assess patient’s medical status via chart review, imaging review, history taking and physical exam.
Order and interpret diagnostic testing and develop management strategies using evidence-based medicine.
Facilitate referrals to other care providers.
Prescribe appropriate pharmacological agents.
Provide patient education and advocacy.
Consult with supervising neurosurgeon when appropriate.
Daily rounding assessment and management of appropriate inpatients.
Follow patients in outpatient clinic.
Evaluate new referrals for urgency, completeness, and appropriateness for neurosurgery.
Order and monitor pre-operative testing.
Participation in Brain Tumor Conference, Skull Base Conference and Neuro-oncology Multi-Disciplinary Clinic.
Perform lumbar puncture, lumbar drain placement, ventriculo-peritoneal shunt tapping and programming, and other procedures based on training and approval.