PA-C or ARNP - Neurological Surgery Clinic - UW Medical Center-Montlake
About The Position
UW Medical Center-Montlake's Neurological Surgery Clinic is hiring an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) to provide neurosurgical services in outpatient and inpatient settings. The provider works alongside attending physicians, fellows, and residents across the neurological surgery continuum of care. Outpatient work includes pre-surgical care, surgical clearance, history and physical examinations, and care coordination for complex cases. The provider also delivers postoperative care, manages medications, follows up on pathology, coordinates with consult services, triages patient messages, interprets laboratory and diagnostic results, and consults with attending physicians. Inpatient work includes participating in daily morning and afternoon rounds, evaluating and managing patients, writing progress notes, formulating and implementing care plans, and coordinating care with other services. The provider may perform procedures such as lumbar punctures, drain removal, external ventricular drain placement and removal, lumbar drain placement and removal, shunt or Ommaya tapping, and nasal endoscopy. The role also involves monthly case presentations and journal clubs, clinical mentoring of APP students and interns, and attendance at team educational conferences. This is a regular, full-time position scheduled for 40 hours per week on a 4x10 schedule, 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Shifts are scheduled Monday through Friday, with exact workdays varying by week.
Requirements
- Current and valid Washington State ARNP or Physician Assistant licensure.
- Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
- DEA prescriptive authority.
- BLS certification.
- ACLS certification.
Nice To Haves
- Previous neurosurgery experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide pre-surgical outpatient care, including surgical clearance, history and physical examinations, and coordination with anesthesia, medicine, and inpatient teams for complex cases.
- Provide postoperative care, including clinic visits, medication management, pathology follow-up, and coordination with consult services.
- Triage patient messages and implement plans of care.
- Interpret laboratory and diagnostic test results and consult with attending physicians.
- Participate in daily morning and afternoon inpatient rounds.
- Evaluate and manage inpatients, write daily progress notes, and formulate and implement care plans.
- Coordinate patient care with other services, including endocrinology, internal medicine, neurology, ENT, and infectious disease.
- May perform lumbar punctures; remove subgaleal, JP, and Hemovac drains; place and remove external ventricular and lumbar drains; perform shunt or Ommaya tapping; and perform nasal endoscopy.
- Participate in monthly case presentations and journal clubs led by the APP with physician support.
- Provide clinical mentoring to APP students and interns.
- Attend team educational conferences, including M&M, surgical grand rounds, and tumor boards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
