Outpatient Nurse Practitioner - Neurosurgery

University of Maryland Faculty Physicians; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards package supporting health and career

Opportunities for professional development

Job summary

A prominent medical institution is hiring an Outpatient Nurse Practitioner for their Department of Neurosurgery. The NP will manage preoperative and postoperative patients, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care. This full-time position involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and emphasizes patient education and coordinated care delivery. Candidates should have NP licensure in Maryland and 1-2 years of experience, preferably in neurosurgery. Strong clinical judgment and communication skills are essential for success in this rewarding role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1–2 years of NP experience preferred, especially in neurosurgery or surgical specialties.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Minimum of 1–2 years NP experience preferred; neurosurgery, neurology, or surgical specialty experience preferred.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical direction and leadership of the healthcare team.
• Performs comprehensive history and physical assessments.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests.
• Establishes medical diagnosis with MD collaboration as needed.
• Designs and documents treatment plans, including prescriptions, with MD collaboration as needed.
• Initiates protocols/clinical pathways and evaluates care plans.
• Collaborates with attending and residents; presents patients in chart rounds.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Communication Skills

Organizational skills

Independence in team

Education

Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in Maryland

Certification as a Nurse Practitioner by an accredited body

Job description

The University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. is seeking an Outpatient Nurse Practitioner for the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Education

The Department of Neurosurgery aims to excel and innovate in the clinical practice, science, and education of neurosurgery. We seek to achieve this by creating a platform and culture whereby all team members contribute to this mission and reach their full capacity for impact and fulfillment. Critical to our success is each team member’s alignment and demonstration of our shared values:

• Patients First, Together!
• Always Do the Right Thing
• Leave It Better Than You Found It
• Drive to Mastery and Discovery

The Department of Neurosurgery is seeking a dedicated and experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our Outpatient Neurosurgery team. The NP will play a pivotal role in the preoperative and postoperative management of neurosurgical patients in the outpatient setting, delivering high‑quality, patient‑centered care, as well as contributing to the success of our clinical programs. This is a full‑time, weekday position offering a rewarding opportunity to work alongside renowned neurosurgeons and a multidisciplinary team in a high‑acuity medical center.

The NP manages patients across two neurosurgical subspecialties, the Functional Program and the Brain Tumor Program. This includes intracranial pathologies such as brain tumors and other neoplasms, as well as patients undergoing evaluation and treatment for functional neurosurgical disorders (eg: Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, epilepsy). Responsibilities include assessment, coordination of diagnostic workups, perioperative optimization, longitudinal follow‑up care, patient and family education, and close collaboration with surgical, oncology, neurology, and allied health teams to ensure continuity and excellence in care. Additionally, as a key stakeholder in the success of these programs, the Nurse Practitioner collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, supports quality improvement initiatives, and helps drive strategic goals. Responsibilities also include coordinating care delivery processes, monitoring performance metrics, fostering team communication, and serving as a key liaison between staff, leadership, and external partners.

Essential Functions

Clinical Responsibilities

• In clinical collaboration with the attending physician, provides day‑to‑day organizational and clinical direction and leadership of the healthcare team.
• Performs comprehensive history and physical assessment for patients admitted/scheduled to service/practice setting.
• Orders, obtains, and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Establishes medical diagnosis based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings, with MD collaboration as needed.
• Designs, orders, and documents appropriate treatment plans/plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of HPI and diagnostic results, with MD collaboration as needed.
• Initiates protocols/clinical pathways, evaluates the plan of care ensuring timely intervention.
• Collaborates with attending and residents.
• Presents patients in chart rounds.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in the state of Maryland.
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner by an accredited national certifying body (e.g., AANP, ANCC).
• Minimum of 1–2 years of NP experience preferred; neurosurgery, neurology, or surgical specialty experience is preferred.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position. Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education/training and other qualifications. University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://www.umfpi.org/jobs/summary-employee-benefits.