Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery Clinic

Valley Children’s Healthcare•Madera, CA

7d•$85 - $123•Onsite

About The Position

Our award-winning Pediatric Neurosurgery Center provides comprehensive pediatric neurosurgery services for problems relating to the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Working collaboratively with other pediatric subspecialties such as neonatology, neurology, orthopaedic surgery, physiatry, ophthalmology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, otolaryngology (ENT) and oncology, the department ensures high-level, compassionate, coordinated care for infants, children and adolescents. Minimally invasive and microsurgical techniques with advanced intra-operative tools are utilized to surgically treat a variety of neurosurgical conditions. Our surgical outcomes are excellent and our infection rates are one of the lowest in the country. The Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Practitioner who is accountable for a "defined" patient population. Functions in the roles of expert practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, care coordinator and researcher within a specialized area of practice. Possesses and exhibits a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in the provision of health care directly to the patient, family or community, or indirectly through guidance of care by other professional personnel. Provision of patient care is conducted and performed utilizing the medical model within the scope of licensure and in accordance with applicable law, regulations, and in accordance with VCH policies. Some positions will be responsible for being on call according to a predetermined schedule or as needed, pursuant to hospital needs. Upon acceptance of an offer of employment and prior to providing patient care, candidate must submit Scope of Practice and all information for credentialing, to the Medical Staff office, Hospital Interdisciplinary Professional Practice Council.

Requirements

Minimum 1 year of related experience
Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program and Master’s degree in nursing required
Active California Registered Nurse licensure (RN)
Active California Nurse Practitioner license (NP) – Must successfully complete the credentialing process through the Medical Staff office via CIDP for the appropriate scope of practice, written standardized protocols and furnishing privileges
Nurse Practitioner National Certification (NP-C) within months of hire or transfer into position
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer into position
Graduate of a Physician Assistant program
Active California Physician Assistant license (PA) required - Must successfully complete the credentialing process through the Medical Staff office via CIDP for the appropriate scope of practice, written standardized protocols and furnishing privileges
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required
Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer into position
Applicant should be able to demonstrate professional working knowledge of nursing theory and practice, with competence in physical assessment, differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology and management of acute and chronic pediatric problems.

Nice To Haves

Minimum 5 years increasingly responsible experience which demonstrates professional working knowledge of nursing theory and practice, with competence in physical assessments, different diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology and management of acute and chronic pediatric problems preferred
Experience in pediatrics, Neurosurgery and/or clinic setting a plus
Bilingual skills desirable
Associates degree required, bachelor’s or master’s degree in related field preferred
Other certifications in applicable area of specialty preferred

Responsibilities

Rounding on inpatients. List of inpatients is usually between 10-20 patients divided among the team of 6 APPs.
Discharging/Admitting patients
ER, NICU, PICU, and floor consults
Procedures including but not limited to: ICP monitor placement, EVD placement, Ventriculoperitoneal shunt tap/adjustments, Lumbar Punctures, Fontanelle tap, Suturing/Stapling, Intrathecal administrations.
Outpatient clinic- H&P, post-op follow-ups and Plagiocephaly/Sacral dimple/Macrocephaly/Back Pain clinic. On average 5-8 patients both in person and phone follow-ups
Function as a First Assist in the operating room.
Call is rotated among eligible staff and average number of call shifts is 7 per 6-week-block (based on the number of APPs).
Ability to return to hospital and answer calls from physicians, nursing staff and families from 8am-8am the day of call shift
Assist on call attending with after hour consults/admission/procedures/ORs
Respond to hospital for Level 1 pages and existing emergent/urgent consultations.
Must live or stay within 30 minutes of hospital when on call. Or required to be in house if candidate lives beyond the 30-minute window.
After training will be available to cover weekend call shifts, on average one weekend every 6 weeks and 4 weekday calls within a 6-week period. This call is subject to change based on the number of APPs.
Position includes floor coverage, clinic coverage and first assist in the operating room. Additionally, there is a variable amount of night call shared on rotation and pending staff availability.