NP or PA Neurosurgery Nights

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

18h

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a key member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, collaborating with physicians and other care providers to manage a distinct patient population in the inpatient acute care setting. The APP provides specialized care for hospitalized neurosurgery patients and supports high-quality, evidence-based medical services. The role requires advanced medical knowledge, clinical and technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication, timely and compliant documentation, and participation in professional development and competency validation. The position is full-time nights, working three 13-hour shifts per week with rotating weekends. It provides inpatient coverage with no operating-room time. Vanderbilt’s Neurosurgery program provides comprehensive care for adults with diseases or injuries involving the brain and spine. The team uses a multidisciplinary approach and focuses on neurological monitoring, recognizing signs of decline, early intervention, recovery, and maintaining patients’ neurological status. The APP provides primary, acute, and complex care within the applicable scope of practice, using approved protocols and evidence-based practice.

Requirements

Tennessee license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), or Physician Assistant (PA).
Master’s degree.
Relevant work experience; the listed experience level is less than one year.
Applicable Tennessee licensure/certifications listed: Licensed Nurse Practitioner, Physician’s Assistant Certified, and Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

Obtain and document health histories and perform and document complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific examinations, assessments, and plans of care.
Collaborate in providing primary, acute, and complex care and managing patients’ overall care, including identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
Order, perform, interpret, and collect data using appropriate assessment techniques, supporting diagnostic information, and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Form differential diagnoses and treat acute and chronic conditions.
Prescribe pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, and surgical therapeutic interventions needed to achieve expected outcomes.
Use evidence-based, approved practice protocols to plan and implement care.
Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations.
Provide specialty-specific consultation services upon request and within the specialty scope of practice.
Facilitate patient transitions between and within healthcare settings, including admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Maintain timely and compliant documentation and participate in professional development and competency validation.
Educate patients, families, students, and healthcare team members on clinical topics and the application of clinical knowledge.
Use evidence and clinical data to evaluate and improve patient care practices and outcomes.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members, orally and in writing.
Support patient- and family-centered care, including privacy, shared decision-making, and consideration of cultural and spiritual preferences.