University of Colorado Anschutz
Department: Neurosurgery

Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider (APP) – Department of Neurosurgery - Instructor of Clinical Practice

Position #00847690: – Requisition #:40526

Job Summary:

Responsibilities of the APP position include management of inpatient neurosurgical patients with neurosurgical pathologies, perioperative management, and first assist in surgical cases, as appropriate. The APP will work closely with other members of the Neurosurgery service including APPs, surgical faculty, and residents. This service is heavily weighted towards inpatient responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have a high degree of organization, but an equally strong flexibility and skill in dealing with rapidly changing clinical situations and daily schedules. This position will work with all neurosurgical specialties to provide inpatient care for a variety of neurosurgical patients. This team functions as a single cohesive unit with one APP responsible for inpatient management and the others predominantly in outpatient roles.

Key Responsibilities:

·         Conducts comprehensive or episodic health history and physical assessment of patients with acute, chronic and/or potential Neurosurgical problems, while properly documenting information. Leading into assessing psychosocial, cognitive, developmental and functional assets to assist in implementing care plans.

·         Prescribes medications and monitors patient response, adjusting as appropriate as an APP per written physician practice agreement or protocols.

·         Analyze clinic practice and identifies opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency.

·         Meets regularly with appropriate physicians; works collaboratively to affect programmatic changes.

·         First Assist on neurosurgical surgeries (as appropriate), and other patient care related duties that would lead to a neurosurgical operation on a patient, including physical exams, ordering labs, and diagnostic tests or studies.

·         Demonstrating knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management, in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.

·         Attending weekly specialty conferences as permissible with clinical schedule; additionally attending conferences, board review courses, practical procedure boot camps and other professional development both in-state and out of state

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, Colorado.

Why Join Us:

The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Colorado at CU Anschutz has a full-time clinical faculty position available for an Advanced Practice Provider. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will be a clinical faculty member, entering at the level of Instructor. This position encompasses inpatient medical care services for patients suffering from a wide range of neurosurgical disorders (including spine, cranial, endovascular, vasc