NP or PA - Neurosurgery - Mary Washington Healthcare - Fredericksburg, VA

Mary Washington Healthcare • Fredericksburg, VA

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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 medical histories and physical examinations; preparing discharge and transfer summaries; making daily rounds; recording progress notes; entering routine orders; preparing patients for hospital discharge; and educating patients and families about conditions, procedures, medications, nutrition, healthcare, and post-discharge care. The NP or PA also serves as a liaison among patients, physicians, and nursing staff; provides in-services for office staff; requests appropriate physician consultations; follows up with outpatients; handles calls from patients and home health nurses; evaluates patients needing medical consultation; assists the physician with patient care; manages relevant patient databases; and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Virginia Physician Assistant license required.
• AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire.
• Registered Nurse license to practice in Virginia, or eligibility for such licensure, 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, diet, laboratory tests, and non-invasive examinations.
• Prepare patients for discharge from the hospital.
• Educate patients and families regarding disease, procedures, medications, nutrition, healthcare, and post-discharge care.
• Act as a liaison between patients and physicians and between nursing staff and physicians.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time