Neurosurgery NP/PA

Inova•Fairfax, VA

About The Position

Inova Neurosurgery is looking for a dedicated Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Acute Care Physician Assistant (NP/PA) to join the team at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. This position is eligible for sign-on bonus and relocation assistance. Inova Neurosurgery is one of the countries most advanced neurosurgical practices specializing in brain, endovascular, spine, brain and spine cancer, while working together to provide compassionate integrated care. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. Featured Benefits: Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program. Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day. Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans. Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost. Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules. Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider Job Responsibilities: APP will be responsible for all aspects of the service to include daily rounds and progress notes. Emergency Room and inpatient consults, admissions, and discharges Ordering and interpreting labs and radiologic studies Fielding phone calls from inpatient nurses. Multidisciplinary care coordination and patient education. You may also perform procedures - within the scope of practice of Inova Health credentialing and privileging - to include EVD and ICP monitor placement. Some opportunity exists for first-assisting in the OR, as service needs permit or require. The APP will work directly with the neurosurgeons. Additional Requirements: Work schedule: Full-time - 3/12 hour shifts per week

Requirements

Education: Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice or graduate of a post masters certificate program for nurse practitioners, OR certificate from an education program that is accredited by the Council of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs/Schools, American College of Nurse Midwives, American Association of Colleges of Nursing of the National League for Nursing. For physician Assistants, graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program and certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Experience: No experience required.
Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) upon start
Licensure: Licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner; If Nurse Practitioner: RN Compact License(depending on State of primary residence) AND a license (or eligibility for) as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant in the Commonwealth of Virginia AND a "Practice Agreement" signed by sponsoring/ supervising physician(s), AND a written "Scope of Practice/Protocol" signed by the supervising physician, AND "Drug Enforcement Administration License" (if prescribing controlled substances)
Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services

Nice To Haves

Minimum of one year of experience in inpatient neurosurgery, spine, or orthopedics.

Responsibilities

APP will be responsible for all aspects of the service to include daily rounds and progress notes.
Emergency Room and inpatient consults, admissions, and discharges
Ordering and interpreting labs and radiologic studies
Fielding phone calls from inpatient nurses.
Multidisciplinary care coordination and patient education.
You may also perform procedures - within the scope of practice of Inova Health credentialing and privileging - to include EVD and ICP monitor placement.
Some opportunity exists for first-assisting in the OR, as service needs permit or require.
The APP will work directly with the neurosurgeons.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision coverage
robust team member wellness program
Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
paid time off
paid parental leave
flexible work schedules
sign-on bonus
relocation assistance