Inpatient Neurology Nurse Practitioner

Adventist HealthCare • Silver Spring, MD

3d • $96,059 - $145,995 • Onsite

About The Position

White Oak Medical Center seeks to hire a Nurse Practitioner to work with our inpatient neurology patients who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. The inpatient neurology service at Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center manages all neurology consultations for the hospital and the Rehabilitation Hospital.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Adult or Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner program.
• 1-2 years of experience working in an inpatient environment.
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Board Certification in specific specialty
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to work well on a multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills
• Excellent skills in maintaining highly confidential information
• Skilled in compiling clinical documentation in a timely manner

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with an electronic medical record preferred

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily rounds on patients for whom an initial neurology consultation has been completed.
• Prepare comprehensive progress notes that include subjective updates and 24-hour events, objective findings, assessment, and recommendations in consultation with the supervising neurologist.
• Maintain ongoing communication with the on-call supervising neurologist regarding any changes in a patient’s clinical status.
• Order medications, laboratory studies, and imaging as clinically appropriate following discussion with the on-call supervising neurologist.
• Be responsible for managing follow-up visits for approximately 7-10 adult inpatients per day.
• Working directly with the neurohospitalist who is scheduled to cover the hospital that week.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level