Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery 901 Bldg - Boise, ID

Trinity Health•Boise, ID

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Saint Alphonsus Medical Group (SAMG), a physician-led multispecialty 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. Care includes outpatient office visits, assisting with surgical cases, postoperative management, and supporting neurosurgeons during inpatient trauma call. The APP collaborates with neurosurgeons on clinical management using approved protocols and procedures and appropriate medical consultation. The role also includes providing direction and education to nursing and other staff on patient-management issues and maintaining daily contact with patients, family members, visitors, employees, medical staff, volunteers, and students throughout neurosurgical care. The position is based at the 901 Building. The primary schedule is a traditional clinic workweek, Monday through Friday, with 36 patient-facing hours per week in clinic and the operating room, plus four administrative hours. The position includes call and hospital responsibilities for the APP’s patients, with stipend dollars; there is no emergency call coverage. Call is for the elective neurosurgery service and includes occasional weekend coverage. The practice is supported by a collaborative trauma team, an established interventional neuroradiology service, a Novalis Stereotactic Radiosurgery suite, hospitalists, neurointensivists, and a dedicated Neuro and Trauma Intensive Care Unit. Saint Alphonsus Boise provides advanced neurological services, including a Comprehensive Stroke Center and a Level II Trauma Center. The Neuroscience Institute brings together inpatient and outpatient specialists across multiple disciplines. The health system is unifying its inpatient and outpatient electronic medical record on EPIC Care Everywhere. Saint Alphonsus Health System is a five-hospital, 714-bed, 74-clinic integrated healthcare system serving southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon, and northern Nevada. It is a member of Trinity Health. The ideal candidate is committed to patient care and demonstrates the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

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 the DEA.
Commitment to patient care and modeling the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

Responsibilities

Provide complex neurosurgical care in operating room, inpatient, and outpatient settings.
Conduct outpatient office visits and assist with surgical cases.
Manage patients postoperatively.
Support neurosurgeons when they are on trauma call in an inpatient setting.
Collaborate with neurosurgeons on clinical management using approved protocols and procedures and appropriate medical consultation.
Provide direction and education to nursing and other staff regarding patient-management issues.
Maintain daily contact with patients, family members, visitors, employees, medical staff, volunteers, and students throughout the continuum of neurosurgical care.
Provide call and hospital care responsibilities for the APP’s patients, including occasional weekend coverage for the elective neurosurgery service.