Neurology APP Postgraduate Fellowship

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) Neurology Postgraduate Fellowship offers a 12-month, intensive training program designed to prepare you for a career in neurology or neurocritical care. APP fellows work with Attendings and other APPs in structured, competency-based clinical and didactic training with increasing independence.

Participants will develop expertise in neuroanatomy, diagnostics, outpatient and inpatient neurology management, and collaboration within a high-performing team

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Master's Degree PA/APN program.
• Must hold an active national PA/NP certification (AGACNP if pursuing the neurocritical care track).
• Ability to obtain/maintain PA/APRN licensure in New Hampshire before program start.
• Eligible to obtain Federal DEA Registration.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize knowledge of neuroanatomy and pathophysiology with diagnostics and neurologic examination results to localize complex disorders.
• Develop a foundation in management of outpatient, hospital-based, and critically ill neurology patients.
• Work independently and collaboratively with a high-performing team of Attendings and APPs in a dynamic field.

Education

Master's Degree Physician Assistant/Advanced Practice Nurse program

Active national PA/NP certification (AGACNP if neurocritical care track)

Ability to obtain NH PA/APRN licensure before start

Eligible for Federal DEA Registration

Job description

Overview

The Dartmouth Health Neurology Postgraduate Fellowship program is an intensive 12-month training program focused on preparing you for a successful career in neurology or neurocritical care. Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellows will work alongside other APPs and Attendings while engaging in structured, competency-based clinical and didactic training with progressive independence tailored to your development.

Your training will take place at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), a quaternary care facility and level one trauma center. Upon completion of the program, you will be equipped with the following skills:

• Synthesize knowledge of neuroanatomy and pathophysiology with the results of advanced diagnostics and findings on neurologic examination to diagnose and localize complex neurologic disorders.
• Develop a solid foundation in the management of outpatient, hospital-based, and critically ill neurology patients.
• Work both independently and collaboratively with a highly effective team in a dynamic and rapidly changing field.

The goal of the program is to help you grow and develop the acute and long-range medical and critical thinking skills required to build a successful career in neurology or neurocritical care.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Master's Degree Physician Assistant/Associate Program or an Advanced Practice Nursing program
• Must have an active national certification as a PA or NP (must be AGACNP if pursuing the neurocritical care track)
• Ability to obtain/maintain PA/APRN licensure in New Hampshire prior to program start date
• Eligible to obtain Federal DEA Registration

All offers are contingent on the successful completion of the standard DHMC pre-employment criminal background check, health screening, and clinical credentialing process before matriculation.

Website

https://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/app-postgrad/napp

About Us

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the academic medical center for the Dartmouth Health system, is home to a breadth of clinical specialties, clinics, programs, facilities, and leading-edge research initiatives. As a source of hope and healing for our region, we are committed to delivering world-class care to everyone who enters our doors through a personalized approach that ensures every patient, family, and staff member is heard and respected.

DHMC’s clinical excellence is exemplified by our expertise across a broad range of specialties and sub-specialties, and a growing body of clinical research that translates into superlative patient care and positive outcomes. Our highly collaborative culture engages physician-researchers across the Medical Center, who integrate their research activities with a holistic care model that engages families in every aspect of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. As an organization with deep roots in the Upper Valley community, we work to promote better health and health equity for all through a combination of support services, community partnerships, and population health programs that reflect the unique demographics and spirit of our region.

On our Lebanon campus—and in our work throughout the Dartmouth Health system—we make a solemn promise to advocate for our patients, promote effective collaboration among our colleagues, advance healthcare delivery through groundbreaking research, and help those we serve to lead brighter and healthier lives.

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.