What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Practitioner - Neurosurgery position at Legacy Health?
Overview
If you deliver a dose of compassion to every patient you see, you may be an ideal addition to the Legacy community. You’ll provide medical and surgical services within an assigned clinic, forging relationships with staff and delivering expert care to patients. Every aspect of your work will reflect the Legacy mission of making life better for others.
Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Physician Assistant’s Supervising Physician or Designated Agent, provides medical and surgical services to patients of the assigned clinic. Ability to make responsible decisions within the scope of practice as a dependent medical practitioner.
Qualifications
Education: Requires Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of a physician assistant or nurse practitioner program accredited by any of the following accrediting bodies:
- Committee on Allied Health, Education Accreditation of the American Medical Association (CAHEA);
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP);
- Accreditation Review Commission on the Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
Experience:
Requires experience in direct patient management, in the surgical subspecialty of neurosurgery. Surgical assisting experience required. Knowledge of acute and chronic disease states, administration and prescription of medications, and delivering physical care following treatment plan.
LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION:
Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled
Licensure
Current applicable state licensure to practice as a PA or NP or ability to obtain licensure upon date of hire. Current ACLS certification. Must submit information necessary to complete a National Practitioner Data Base search and meet Legacy’s standards for results.