APP ( NP or PA) - Specialty Practice Neurosurgery

Full time APP ( NP or PA) opportunit with Carilion Clinic's Neurosurgery in-patient APP Team. APP team members work 4 10-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 10-hour shift on both Sat and Sun. There is a comp day worked into the week before and the week after each weekend shift. You must be an FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) because 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 Level I Trauma Center serving the geographic region of SW Virginia. The VTCSOM (Virginia Tech Carilion 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 provider with advanced skills should have access to the exceptional opportunities and sophisticated resources of an award winning organization. That'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 patient's health and medical status by taking a health history; performing physical exams; initiating screening and diagnostic procedures; providing health maintenance services; 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 or Physician Assistant program.

Licensure/Certification: Current Virginia State Licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant ( PA) 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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