Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Inpatient Neurological Surgery

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine

UW Medical Center-Montlake - Neurological Surgery Clinic has an outstanding opportunity for an Inpatient Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)!

WORK SCHEDULE

• 7 days on, followed by 7 days off
• 12 hour day shifts Monday-Friday, and 10 hour day shifts on Saturday and Sunday

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Provide neurosurgical services in an inpatient setting
• Work alongside attending physicians, fellows, and residents across the Neurological Surgery continuum of care

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Inpatient Responsibilities

• Participates in daily morning and afternoon rounds
• Provides daily care, which includes evaluating and managing patients, writing daily progress notes, and formulating/implementing plans
• Coordinates patient care with other services (endocrinology, internal medicine, neurology, ENT, ID)
• May perform the following procedures: lumbar punctures, drain removal (Subgaleal, JP, Hemovac), external ventricular drain placement and removal, lumbar drain placement and removal, shunt/Ommaya tapping, nasal endoscopy

Additional Responsibilities

• Attends monthly Quality Improvement (QI) meetings and participates in ongoing QI research and projects
• Partakes in monthly case presentations and journal clubs that are led by the APP with Physician support
• Provides clinical mentoring to APP students and interns
• Attends team educational conferences (M&M, surgical grand rounds, tumor boards)

REQUIREMENTS

• Current and valid Washington State ARNP licensure or Physician Assistant licensure
• Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program or an accredited Physician Assistant Program
• DEA prescriptive authority
• BLS
• ACLS
• Previous neurosurgery experience preferred

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