We are seeking highly motivated and clinically skilled Advanced Practice Providers (NP or PA) to join our neuroscience team.
Qualifications
- Board certification and valid state licensure as Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care) or Physician Assistant (PA)
Ideal Candidate
- Strong clinical skills in patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment
- Neurology or critical care experience preferred but not required, we will train the right candidate
- Ability to work autonomously and efficiently in high-pressure environment
More about the positions can be found on job postings https://www.queens.org/careers/jobs/
Inpatient Stroke Neurology APP Responsibilities -
- Respond to and evaluate acute stroke alerts/stroke codes
- Perform comprehensive neurological assessments
- Assist with thrombolytic eligibility evaluation and thrombectomy triage
- Manage general stroke consults across inpatient units and emergency department
- Procedures including: lumbar puncture/drain placement
- Anticipate transition to primary stroke service in 2027 which will include admission and discharge to hospital, care coordination and multidisciplinary rounding
- Manage critically ill neurological and neurosurgical patients in the neuro ICU
- Perform daily rounding, assessments, care plan development in collaboration with neurointensivists
- Manage patients with conditions including ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, status epilepticus and post-operative neurosurgical care
- Responsible for ICU admissions, transfers and discharges
Schedule & Flexibility for ICU & Stroke Positions
- All APPs within Stroke & ICU teams join the team as day/night rotators to maintain scheduling equity and cross-coverage expertise. Most new hires begin a predominantly night-based schedule, which offers:
- Reduced monthly shift requirement (10 shifts in a 4 week schedule period compared to 12)
- High-acuity learning and clinical autonomy opportunities
- As providers gain seniority within the team, they gain increased flexibility in schedule preferences and rotation distribution