Neurosurgical Nurse Practitioner
We are seeking a Neurosurgical Provider to work with a well respected Neurosurgeon in Dallas, Texas. The provider would work at 5|8s schedule, Monday through Friday managing patients in the clinic, surgery as well as rounding in-house. Excellent collaborating Neurosurgeon and competitive compensation and benefits package.
Neurosurgical Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Overview:
First assist on surgical cases, to include: scrubbing in to procedure to assist surgeon, performing portions of the surgery, as per credentials, and suturing of surgical wounds
Coordinate daily surgical work-flow for surgical cases
Assist in managing the post-op care of surgical patients to include: post-op orders, prescription management for post-op patients, dictating reports, writing transfer notes|orders, ordering and reviewing post-op images, and managing post-op phone calls, and patient and nursing questions Helping to facilitate and review cases on transfer patients to and from other facilities Hospital rounds as necessary
On-call responsibilities as defined by the management staffRequired Qualifications:
Graduated an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program Demonstrates knowledge and compliance of HIPAA regulations
Demonstrates critical thinking and problem solving skills
Must have excellent time management skills
Must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Must possess extensive knowledge of orthopedic, neurological and spinal anatomy and physiology and understand|perform the appropriate exam techniques for evaluation.Must be comfortable with pre- and post-operative patient management in a surgical setting.
Must have knowledge of pre-operative contraindicated medications and supplements.
Must have general pharmaceutical knowledge of common medications ordered for pre- and post-operative patient managementMust possess current Texas license and be nationally certified as an NP or PA.
Minimum of 1 year of experience preferred but not required.
Compensation: Excellent Compensation and Incentive Bonus Plan ($100,000+ Base) Depending Upon Experience with production bonus.
PTOCME Allowance
Health, Dental, life, Retirement
Malpractice covered at 1|3 MM (Paid for by the practice)
Kurt SchusslerVice President and Managing Partner
Medical Advantage Recruiters
15455 Dallas Parkway, Suite #600
Addison, TX 75001
Phone: (877) 490-5260
Direct: (817) 491-5260
Fax: (817) 491-5261
e-mail: kurt@medicaladvantage.net
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