Advanced Practice Provider (Labor- Pool) - Neurovascular Service - Newport News, Virginia
About The Position
Riverside Medical Group is seeking a dedicated, highly motivated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its expanding Neurovascular team in Newport News, Virginia. The provider will collaborate with neurointerventional physicians, vascular neurologists, neurosurgeons, and multidisciplinary care teams to deliver comprehensive care to patients with cerebrovascular disorders, including ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attacks, aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, carotid artery disease, and intracranial stenosis. The role includes outpatient care and cross-training for inpatient coverage when the inpatient APP is off. This labor pool position combines outpatient clinic visits, inpatient rounding, consultations, and call coverage as determined by department needs. The APP will help evaluate, treat, and manage neurovascular patients, contribute to clinical outcomes and patient experience, and participate in quality improvement and stroke program development.
Requirements
- For Nurse Practitioner candidates: Master's or doctoral degree in Nursing from an accredited program and graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
- For Physician Assistant candidates: graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
- Current Virginia licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
- National certification appropriate to the discipline.
- DEA registration or eligibility.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, or ability to obtain it within the established timeframe.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree for Physician Assistant candidates.
- Previous experience in neurology, stroke care, neurosurgery, critical care, neurointerventional radiology, or vascular medicine.
- Experience managing complex neurological or cerebrovascular patients.
- Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent communication and interdisciplinary collaboration abilities.
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including history and physical examinations.
- Evaluate and manage patients with acute and chronic neurovascular conditions.
- Develop and implement treatment plans in collaboration with supervising physicians.
- Provide inpatient consultations, rounding, and follow-up care.
- Conduct outpatient clinic visits, including post-procedure and long-term follow-up appointments.
- Assist in managing patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic neurointerventional procedures.
- Interpret diagnostic studies and laboratory results and formulate clinical recommendations.
- Educate patients and families about diagnoses, treatment options, procedural expectations, and preventive strategies.
- Coordinate care across multiple specialties and services.
- Document clinical encounters accurately and promptly in the electronic medical record.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives, stroke program development, and clinical pathway optimization.
- Maintain compliance with hospital, medical group, state, and federal regulations.
- Cross-train to the inpatient service to provide coverage when the inpatient APP is off.
- Participate in call coverage as determined by department needs.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- CME allowance and paid professional development.
- Malpractice coverage.
- Collaborative physician support.
- Opportunity to participate in a growing neuroscience program.
- Behavioral health and counseling.
- Clinician peer coaching program.
- Legal and financial consultations.
- Worklife Concierge services.
- 24/7 phone support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
