NP or PA - Neurosurgery - Mary Washington Healthcare - Fredericksburg, VA
About The Position
The NP or PA assists the supervising physician in managing patients and performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures under the physician’s supervision. The role works closely with the physician to provide quality, efficient, continuous, and cost-effective care. Responsibilities include obtaining and documenting histories and physical examinations; preparing discharge and transfer summaries; making daily rounds and recording progress notes; entering routine orders; preparing patients for discharge; educating patients and families; coordinating with patients, physicians, nursing staff, and office staff; requesting consultations; following up with outpatients; handling calls from patients and home health nurses; evaluating patients who need medical consultations; assisting the physician with patient care; and managing appropriate patient databases. Other duties may be assigned. The listed compensation pay range is $58.61–$73.26. Mary Washington Healthcare states that it does not discriminate in employment practices on the basis of protected characteristics and is committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices.
Requirements
- Virginia Physician Assistant license required.
- AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire.
- Registered Nurse licensed to practice in Virginia or eligible, required.
- MSN required.
- Current Virginia state certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner required.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as a PA/NP preferred.
Responsibilities
- Obtain, record, and dictate medical histories.
- Perform, record, and dictate physical examinations.
- Dictate discharge and transfer summaries.
- Make daily rounds, record progress notes, and write routine orders for comfort and diet, laboratory tests, and non-invasive examinations.
- Prepare patients for discharge from the hospital.
- Educate patients and families regarding disease, procedures, medications, nutrition, health care, and post-discharge care.
- Act as a liaison between patients and the physician.
- Act as a liaison between nursing staff and the physician.
- Educate office staff through in-services.
- Request consultations from appropriate physicians.
- Follow up with outpatients.
- Handle phone calls from patients and home health nurses.
- Evaluate patients who require a medical consultation.
- Assist the physician in all aspects of patient care as requested.
- Manage appropriate patient databases.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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Job Type
Full-time
