Nurse Practitioner - Specialty Practice - Neurosurgery

Rull time Nurse Practitioner opportunity with Carilion Clinic Neurosurgery:

This position is specific for the Neurosurgery in-patient APP Team. APP team members work 4 ten hours shifts/week at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. There are no nights shifts and there is no call. The APP's rotate weekend coverage once every 5-6 weekends. The weekend is a full ten-hour shift on both Sat and Sun. There is a comp day worked into the week before and the week after each weekend shift. The service line covers both adult and pediatric patients. The position will include surgical first assist responsibilities. Surgical First Assist experience is preferred but not required. Carilion Clinic is a 700 bed Level I Trauma Center serving the geographic region of SW Virginia. The VTCSOM (Virginia Tech School of Medicine) Department of Neurosurgery has 10 neurosurgeons with multiple sub-specialty sections. There is a neurosurgery residency program. The hospital-based APP team works closely with the Neurosurgery residents.

A nurse with advanced skills should have access to the exceptional opportunities and sophisticated resources of an award winning organization. Thata??s Carilion Clinic. Our team (provides care) in a forward-thinking environment. You will thrive through extensive training, supportive leaders and potential for advancement. Carilion offers comprehensive benefits, paid time off, and tuition options. Join a team where your skills and ideas will make a difference in the health of our patients and the communities we live in.

The Nurse Practitioner has advanced knowledge and skills that qualify her/him to function as a primary health care provider. She/he serves as a member of a collaborative health care team. This collaborative role includes responsibility for determining the patienta??s health and medical status by taking a health history; performing physical exams; initiating screening and diagnostic procedures; providing health maintenance services; and management of pregnancy, minor trauma, acute illnesses, and stable chronic illness. Consults with physician, as appropriate, keeping the physician informed of needs and problems related to patient care.

Education: Graduate of an Accredited Nurse Practitioner program.

Licensure/Certification: Current Virginia State Licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) and DEA license required, or must be eligible to obtain. AHA BLS-HCP certification required. Advanced Life Support certification required. Eligible for prescriptive authority in accordance with State regulations and as authorized by the Virginia Boards of Medicine. Capable of meeting credentialing or job function requirements as needed based on the requirements of the practice and of managed care payors and insurers. Qualifies for malpractice insurance and is accepted by Carilion Clinic's malpractice insurance carrier.

Other: Able to work collaboratively with physicians and other health care providers. Demonstrates good written and oral communication skills. Computer literacy required for automated computer systems, including electronic medical records.

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Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., you will find a robust system of award winning hospitals, Level 1 and 3 trauma centers, Level 3 NICU, Institute of Orthopedics and Neurosciences, multi-specialty physician practices, and The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute.

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