NP or PA Neurosurgery Nights

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a key member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, collaborating closely with physicians and other care providers to manage a distinct patient population in the inpatient acute care setting. Working with hospitalized patients, the APP provides specialized care and supports the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based medical services. This role requires a strong foundation in evidence-based practice and clinical education, with the APP responsible for adhering to established clinical pathways and protocols to ensure safe and effective patient care. The APP will demonstrate advanced medical knowledge, clinical and technical competence, sound clinical judgment, and professional communication skills. In addition, the APP is accountable for timely and compliant documentation and actively participates in professional development and competency validation to maintain high standards of care. The Neurosurgery program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has a long tradition of providing internationally acclaimed patient care, life changing innovations, research and training for the best of tomorrows leaders. We provide excellent comprehensive care for adult patients with disease or injury involving the brain and spine. We treat all neurological conditions, including Brain tumors, Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, Chiari Malformations, Chronic pain, Concussion, Dystonia, Epilepsy, Essential Tremor, Head injury, Hydrocephalus, Meningiomas, Parkinson's Disease, Peripheral nerve injury, Peripheral nerve tumors, Skull base tumors, Spasticity, spinal cord injury, spine fractures, spinal deformity, cervical radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, myelopathy, and spinal cord tumors. We use a multidisciplinary approach to help promote team learning, group dynamics, and excellent patient care. Our patient care focus includes monitoring the neurological status of our patients; detecting cues of neurological decline; early intervention; quick return to optimal health; and maintenance of ideal neurological status. Discover what sets Vanderbilt’s Neurosurgical team apart, our collaborative disciplines, unique surgical services, and outstanding patient outcomes.

Requirements

TN license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
Physician Assistant (PA)
Master's

Nice To Haves

Less than 1 year of relevant work experience

Responsibilities

Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patients’ overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations
Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within a specialty scope of practice.
Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.