NP/PA, Neurosurgery

• Performing comprehensive and problem focused histories and physical examinations, interpret, laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Interpret and correlate subjective and objective data. Formulate a differential diagnosis and establish a working diagnosis.
• Develpe a treatment plan for neurosurgical conditions within the scope of practice and in conjunction with supervising neurosurgeon.
• Implement therapeutic intervention for specific conditions requiring consultation, referral, or evaluation by the supervising neurosurgeon or other healthcare professionals.
• Provider first assistant in surgery under the direct supervision of the supervising neurosurgeon 
• Provide consultation and follow-up to both inpatient and emergency room patients. Rounds on hospitalized patients. Performs admission history and physicals and well a discharge planning and follow up.
• Provide evaluation and ongoing management of neurosurgical outpatient care.
• Present patient to the supervising neurosurgeon when appropriate and assist to formulate a treatment plan, order appropriate radiographic studies and perform office procedures such as staple/suture removal, wound management, and adjust programmable shunts and pumps.
• Evaluate postoperative patients and routine follow-up visits.
• Support surgical decision-making process under collaboration with neurosurgeon
• Coordinate ancillary care including referral to pain management and therapy services.
• Be available to see those patients that require a same-day office visit.
• Return phone calls from patients, handle prescription refills, review radiographic and laboratory reports for abnormalities. Review x-rays, MRIs, CT scans of hospitalized and office patients with supervising neurosurgeon.
• Serve as a resource to office based nursing and clinical team.
• Provide patient education as necessary part of treatment plan.
• Performs other functions as required.

Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects MACC's commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.

• Graduation from a program for nurse practitioner approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) of the American Medical Association, and
• Baccalaureate degree or two (2) years working experience as a nurse practitioner.
• One to three years' experience in neurosurgery preferred. 
• Surgical First Assist Certification preferred as necessary

• Graduation from a program for physician assistants approved by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) of the American Medical Association, and
• Baccalaureate degree or two (2) years working experience as a Certified Physician Assistant
• One to three years' experience in neurosurgery preferred. 
• Surgical First Assist Certification preferred as necessary