Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider (PA-C or NP)

University of Maryland Medical System Corporation; Glen Burnie (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM BWMC) seeks a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner for its Neurosurgery team in Glen Burnie, MD. You will work with neurosurgeons, nurses, and care teams to support patients with complex neurological needs, gaining bedside procedural experience and delivering education to patients and families.

This role includes varied duties across inpatient and perioperative care, with 8- or 12-hour shifts and night/weekend coverage.

Qualifications

• Licensed and board-certified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.
• Experience in neurosurgery or related neurological care preferred.
• Strong clinical judgment and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient examinations and evaluations.
• Develop diagnoses, treatment plans, and follow-up recommendations.
• Order and interpret diagnostic testing.
• Collaborate with neurosurgeons, nursing, case management, referring providers, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide education to patients and families about diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and next steps.
• Perform advanced procedures and support surgical needs as appropriate.
• Provide wound care, dressing changes, and wound closure.
• Review and interpret laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic findings.
• Maintain thorough and timely clinical documentation.
• Help coordinate safe, efficient, patient-centered care across the continuum.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Procedural skills

Neurosurgery experience

Education

Master's degree in Physician Assistant Studies

Tools

Ultrasound guidance

Job description

Job Requirements Big decisions. Precise care. One collaborative team.

Job Requirements Big decisions. Precise care. One collaborative team. Looking for an APP role where your clinical judgment, procedural skills, and ability to think several steps ahead truly matter? University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM BWMC) is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our Neurosurgery team in Glen Burnie, Maryland. This is an opportunity to work alongside physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals caring for patients with complex neurological and neurosurgical needs - combining advanced clinical care, procedures, collaboration, and patient education in a role where no two days are quite the same. You'll work with direct support from our neurosurgeon while having opportunities to expand your procedural skill set, including learning bedside external ventricular drain (EVD) placement. Interested in the OR? There are opportunities for that, too - but OR participation is not required. If you thrive in a setting that challenges you to assess, act, collaborate, and continually learn, this may be your next move.

What You'll Do

As a Neurosurgery APP, you'll be an active member of the care team, helping manage patients throughout their course of care.

Your Responsibilities May Include

• Performing comprehensive patient examinations and evaluations
• Obtaining histories and assessing new and established patients
• Developing diagnoses, treatment plans, and follow-up recommendations
• Ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic testing
• Managing medications and other therapeutic interventions within your scope of practice
• Collaborating closely with neurosurgeons, nursing, case management, referring providers, and other members of the multidisciplinary team
• Providing clear education to patients and families about diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and next steps
• Performing advanced procedures and supporting surgical needs as appropriate
• Providing wound care, dressing changes, and wound closure
• Reviewing and interpreting laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic findings
• Maintaining thorough and timely clinical documentation
• Helping coordinate safe, efficient, patient-centered care across the continuum

Depending on clinical needs and scope of practice, procedural responsibilities may also include skills such as line placement, venipuncture, ultrasound-guided procedures, NG tube placement, and other advanced bedside procedures.

You'll also have the opportunity to develop additional neurosurgical procedural skills, including bedside EVD placement, with direct support and guidance from the neurosurgeon.

Schedule & Coverage

This position is designed to support a growing neurosurgical service and will include a combination of 8- and 12-hour coverage. Candidates should be comfortable with a schedule that includes night and weekend coverage. Initially, portions of this coverage will be provided through a call model, with the longer-term goal of transitioning to 24/7 in-hospital coverage as the program continues to develop. For APPs interested in the surgical side of neurosurgery, OR opportunities are available but are not required for this position. This provides flexibility to develop a role that incorporates operative exposure while maintaining a strong focus on inpatient and bedside neurosurgical care.

You Might Be a Great Fit If...

You enjoy medicine that requires you to think critically, communicate clearly, and stay ready for what comes next.

We’re Looking For An APP Who Is

• Clinically curious. You want to understand the why, not just complete the task.
• Calm under pressure. Complex patients and changing priorities don't throw you off your game.
• A strong communicator. You can translate complicated clinical information into conversations patients and families can understand.
• Collaborative. You value the expertise of physicians, nurses, therapists, case managers, and everyone involved in a patient’s care.
• Hands-on. You're interested in developing and using advanced clinical and procedural skills - including learning neurosurgery-specific bedside procedures.
• Patient-centered. Even when the medicine is complex, you never lose sight of the person behind the diagnosis.

What You'll Bring

Candidates should meet the education, certification, and licensure requirements applicable