Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery Clinic - Boise, ID - FT

Trinity Health•Boise, ID

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Saint Alphonsus Medical Group is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join the Mulvaney Neurosurgery practice in Boise, Idaho. The APP will work closely with neurosurgeons to provide complex neurosurgical care in operating room, inpatient, and outpatient settings. Patient care includes outpatient office visits, assisting with surgical cases, managing postoperative patients, and supporting neurosurgeons in the inpatient setting during trauma call. The APP collaborates with neurosurgeons on clinical management using approved protocols and procedures and appropriate medical consultation, and provides direction and education to nursing and other staff regarding patient management. The role also involves daily contact with patients, families, visitors, employees, medical staff, volunteers, and students throughout neurosurgical care. The primary schedule is a traditional clinic work week, Monday through Friday, with 36 patient-facing hours per week. The role is based at Mulvaney Clinic and may include call and hospital responsibilities as backup only. Neurosurgery trauma call is on an as-needed backup basis and may include weekend coverage. Saint Alphonsus Boise provides advanced neurological services, including a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the region’s only Level II Trauma Center, a multidisciplinary skull base team, and neurocritical care provided by fellowship-trained neurointensivists. The Neuroscience Institute promotes collaboration among inpatient and outpatient specialists. The practice has support from a collaborative trauma team, interventional neuroradiology, hospitalists, neurointensivists, and other specialists. Neurosciences is supported by a dedicated Neuro and Trauma Intensive Care Unit. The health system is unifying its inpatient and outpatient electronic medical record to EPIC Care Everywhere.

Requirements

Successful completion of an NP or PA graduate program at the master’s level.
Current Idaho license.
Valid controlled substance registration with the Idaho Board of Pharmacy and DEA.

Responsibilities

Provide neurosurgical patient care in operating room, inpatient, and outpatient settings.
Conduct outpatient office visits and assist with surgical cases.
Manage patients postoperatively.
Provide backup support to neurosurgeons during trauma call in the inpatient setting.
Collaborate with neurosurgeons on clinical management using approved protocols, procedures, and appropriate medical consultation.
Provide direction and education to nursing and other staff regarding patient management issues.
Communicate with patients, family members, visitors, employees, medical staff, volunteers, and students throughout the continuum of neurosurgical care.
Demonstrate and model the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Values.