Stroke Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)-PRN
About The Position
Munson Healthcare’s Neurosciences team is seeking a PRN Advanced Practice Provider to join its Neurovascular/Stroke team. The position serves inpatient and outpatient stroke populations across Munson Medical Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center in Traverse City, Michigan, and smaller community hospital affiliates. Providers care for complex neurovascular patients using advanced triage software, including Viz Ai, and collaborate with physicians and other APPs. The role involves a mix of inpatient and outpatient work and care for hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke disorders. The APP performs inpatient neurovascular consult rounds, including appropriate services, documentation, and billing; virtually rounds on select neurovascular patients at community hospitals; provides outpatient neurovascular clinic care; and triages acute stroke patients. The position requires familiarity with emergent stroke management and ENLS care. Community stroke-prevention education is included, and telestroke involvement may be possible in the future. The provider uses Oracle Health and is expected to document evaluations, care, and services in the electronic medical record and follow Munson Healthcare APP prescriptive authority guidelines. Munson Healthcare is a nonprofit healthcare system serving northern Michigan. The posting describes a collaborative workplace with opportunities for professional growth and highlights the region’s outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and quality of life. Employees must meet the health system’s vaccination or immunity requirements for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella, and receive an annual flu vaccine or have an approved medical or religious exemption.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Nursing or a master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies.
- Provider experience.
- State of Michigan Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license.
- BLS certification.
- Obtain ENLS certification after hire if not already held.
- Meet Munson Healthcare vaccination or lab-confirmed immunity requirements for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella, and receive the flu vaccine during the hiring year and annually thereafter, unless an approved medical or religious exemption applies.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in stroke or a related field is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care as a self-directed professional and make independent decisions.
- Communicate effectively and work in the fast-paced, complex environment of acute stroke care and triage.
- Use electronic medical records and learn health IT applications, including Viz Ai stroke triage software.
- Document evaluations, care, and services in the electronic medical record.
- Follow Munson Healthcare Advanced Practice Provider prescriptive authority guidelines.
- Maintain knowledge of current medical trends through ongoing professional development in relevant fields.
- Conduct daily rounds on the inpatient neurovascular consult service and provide appropriate services, documentation, and billing.
- Round virtually on select neurovascular patients at Munson community hospitals who are not transferred to Munson Medical Center.
- Provide outpatient neurovascular clinic care.
- Triage acute stroke patients and provide emergent management informed by ENLS care.
- Participate in community education related to stroke prevention.
Benefits
- The employer describes opportunities for personal and professional growth throughout the healthcare system.
- The posting highlights flexibility as a feature of a career at Munson Healthcare.
