Nurse Practitioner NP / Physician Assistant PA - Neurosurgery Tumor/Functional/Spine

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

VUH Advanced Practice Provider

Job Summary:

The Surgical Nurse Practitioner (NP) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The NP provides healthcare in ambulatory and acute health care settings. Including management of surgical patients from pre-operative, peri-operative and post operative phases of care. The  NP has didactic education, clinical competency and national certification in identified area of clinical practice. The NP demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. The NP has an advanced knowledge of nursing theory and application.

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Job Description

Job Description

Position Hours

• Full-Time

• Nights

• 3-13 Hour Shifts Per Week, rotating weekends

• Inpatient coverage; No OR time

Department Summary

The Neurosurgery program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has a long tradition of providing internationally acclaimed patient care, life changing innovations, research and training for the best of tomorrows leaders. We provide excellent comprehensive care for adult patients with disease or injury involving the brain and spine.  

We treat all neurological conditions, including Brain tumors, Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, Chiari Malformations, Chronic pain, Concussion, Dystonia, Epilepsy, Essential Tremor, Head injury, Hydrocephalus, Meningiomas, Parkinson's Disease, Peripheral nerve injury, Peripheral nerve tumors, Skull base tumors, Spasticity, spinal cord injury, spine fractures, spinal deformity, cervical radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, myelopathy, and spinal cord tumors.

We use a multidisciplinary approach to help promote team learning, group dynamics, and excellent patient care. Our patient care focus includes monitoring the neurological status of our patients; detecting cues of neurological decline; early intervention; quick return to optimal health; and maintenance of ideal neurological status.

Discover what sets Vanderbilt’s Neurosurgical team apart, our collaborative disciplines, unique surgical services, and outstanding patient outcomes.

Requirements
• TN license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
• Physician Assistant (PA

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care;
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations;
• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice;
• Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced): Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency in behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession and