Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner

Piedmont; Athens (GA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with match

Quality, Service and Reputation

Job summary

Piedmont Healthcare is recruiting an Advanced Practice Provider to join an established Neurosurgery practice at Piedmont Athens Hospital. This full-time position involves a hybrid schedule with OR first assist duties, hospital rounding, and outpatient clinic visits.

You will work with experienced APPs and participate in weeknight and weekend call on a rotating basis. Responsibilities include patient histories, exams, chart documentation, and developing care plans to minimize complications.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years Neurosurgical or surgical experience.
• Strong clinical judgment.
• Ability to work in hybrid OR/clinic roles.

Responsibilities

• First Assist with hospital rounding, consults, and patient discharges.
• Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations and record data in EMR.

Skills

First Assist

Hospital rounding

Patient histories

Physical examination

Job description

Piedmont Healthcare is recruiting for an Advanced Practice Provider to join an established Neurosurgery practice at Piedmont Athens Hospital. This position is full-time, 5 days a week, including rotations with established APP's for weeknight and weekend call. This is a hybrid role serving as a First Assist in the OR, hospital rounding, and seeing patients in the clinic.

Responsibilities

• First Assist with hospital rounding, consults, and patient discharges
• Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations and record data in patient's medical record in ambulatory practice. Clinical responsibilities require thorough attention to detail.
• Evaluate and treat patients to achieve optimal patient care.
• Write progress notes; prepare patient work-ups and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings.
• Develop plans of care that minimize complications and successfully troubleshoot problems when they arise. Apply preventative and alternative treatment strategies for possible procedural complications.
• Complete pre-op appointments for all surgical patients, work with supervising physician to ensure all required labs, clearances and testing is satisfactorily complete well before surgery.
• Manage first call on a rotating basis, typically one 3 day weekend in 7 and 2-4 additional weeknight call shifts per month

• 401k with match
• Quality, Service and Reputation

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

1-2 years of Neurosurgical or surgical experience with a high degree of clinical judgment