Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner – Neurosurgery

                    

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Job Title

Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner – Neurosurgery

                        

Location

Port St Lucie

                    

Facility

Tradition Hospital

                     

Department

                      

Job Code

001430

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our outstanding neurosurgical team.

Position Overview:
The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will be an integral part of a neurosurgical team, providing comprehensive care across both inpatient and outpatient settings. This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with neurosurgeons and multidisciplinary teams, managing complex neurological patients and gaining exposure to a wide variety of clinical scenarios.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Inpatient hospital duties: admissions, history and physicals, discharges, consultations, triage, and emergency response

• Procedural responsibilities: suturing, staple placement and removal, drain removal, shunt adjustments, and first assist in the operating room

• Outpatient clinic management: evaluation and treatment of new, established, and postoperative patients

• Participation in multidisciplinary rounds, care coordination, and patient education

• Opportunities for involvement in quality improvement initiatives, research, or educational projects, depending on interest and experience

Ideal Candidate:

• Demonstrates strong clinical judgment and the ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Comfortable in both acute care and outpatient settings

• Eager to develop procedural and surgical first-assist skills

• Enthusiastic about contributing to an innovative and patient-centered practice

Newly licensed considered and welcome to apply.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Conducts thorough medical histories, performs complete physical examinations (where indicated), initiates appropriate lab, radiology tests or other special tests required for evaluation of illness, and scrutinizes lab data to establish a record of the patient's current health status and to develop a working diagnosis and treatment plan.  Works in collaboration with the health care team.
• Performs and interprets common laboratory, radiologic, cardiographic and other routine diagnostic procedures used to identify pathophysiologic processes as credentialed and privileged by the Medical Executive Committee and the Governing Body of the applicable hospitals.
• Performs routine and specialized procedures as credentialed and privileged by the Medical Executive Committee and the Governing Body of the applicable hospitals.
• May prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by license through applicable state board and Cleveland Clinic policies.
• Educates patients and answers questions regarding their disease, treatments, related drug and treatment side effects and hazards.
• Participates in medical team rounds; collaborates with nursing, medical and other healthcare team members regularly to ensure quality patient care.
• Refers patients to specialists as appropriate for consultation or for specialized health resources and treatment.
• Ensures continuity of care by serving as a liaison between patient and other members of the multi-disciplinary care team or with other specialty areas as necessary.
• Participates in quality monitoring thru the review of records and treatment plans for patient outcomes on a periodic basis to assure quality care.
• Facilitates appropriate length of stay, discharge planning and compliance with regulatory standards for inpatient management.
• Supports professional development of the health care team.
• Promotes translation of evidenc