Brain & Spine Surgery NP/PA — Acute Care Clinician

Trinity Health; Chelsea (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health IHA Brain & Spine Surgery in Chelsea, MI, is seeking a licensed and certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a full-time role. Responsibilities include patient evaluations in clinic and OR, on-call rotation, and dictation review with EPIC communications.

The team emphasizes spine and brain procedures, teaching opportunities, and a collaborative multi-specialty environment.

Qualifications

• Interested Nurse Practitioner candidates must be Acute Care trained.
• Both NP and PA candidates will be certified and hold an active State of Michigan license.
• One to two years of clinical experience in an office or hospital setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate new patients, revisits, H&Ps, post op, patients in a clinic setting.
• Included in after hour calls & OR Assist Call rotation.
• Dictation with every patient seen for that day. Review and sign the dictations.
• Review all ordered imaging and make calls to follow up with the patients with the results and next steps.
• Daily monitor and respond to the PA mailbox in EPIC. Review all imaging reports sent to the office for content. Forward and/or approve as appropriate. If there are any concerns, take care of them immediately.
• Sign all operative orders including review of allergies and current medications. If the patient on a high level of narcotics, bring to the Physicians attention.
• When a Physician requests, call back patients.
• Respond to the PAs patients via call backs, log all conversations in Epic.
• If a Physician is running late, add the patient to your schedule.
• Throughout the day respond to secretary and staff questions.
• Be available for RNs when they are presented with issues they are unsure of.
• Attend weekly Spine conference and monthly D&C conference.
• Compile data, monthly and quarterly stats for the D&C conference.
• Assist in any trials and completion of the required paperwork.
• Lead PA is responsible for providing a 6 month to 1 year schedule for the practice.
• Complete the yearly prescriptive authority and supervisory letters signed each year by the Physicians.

Job description

Trinity Health IHA Brain & Spine Surgery in Chelsea, MI, is seeking a licensed and certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a full-time role. Responsibilities include patient evaluations in clinic and OR, on-call rotation, and dictation review with EPIC communications.

The team emphasizes spine and brain procedures, teaching opportunities, and a collaborative multi-specialty environment.