Advanced Practice Provider - Neurosurgery

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must be comfortable working in a large public/county facility.
• Must be able to demonstrate working knowledge in area assigned, and competency in assessment techniques, diagnosis and treatment processes that apply to the assigned medical specialty area.
• Must have good interpersonal, verbal, and oral communication skills.
• Must be self-directed and take the initiative to develop and participate in community activities and medical outreach.
• Must be able to demonstrate patient centered/patient valued behavior.
• Independently and in collaboration with physician(s) and interdisciplinary team members, provides comprehensive clinical and organizational direction and leadership to the healthcare provider team in the care of patients.
• Performs comprehensive history and physical assessment.
• Documents findings and noting pertinent normal and abnormal findings.
• Orders and interprets the appropriate diagnostic labs and tests.
• Forms medical diagnoses based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates treatment plans.
• Prescribes and recommends pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
• Initiates appropriate specialty consultations referrals when requisite.
• Initiates and evaluates clinical pathways and protocols.
• Collaborate with Attendings and/or Fellows regarding admissions and community transfers.
• Facilitates the timely flow of patients via collaboration with interdisciplinary team members and supports all interdisciplinary relationships.
• Recognizes acute/emergent situations requiring immediate responsiveness and initiates life-saving interventions, alerting the interdisciplinary team members for assistance.
• Recognizes and incorporates age-specific requirements, communicates plan of care with patients and families.
• Advocates for patients and family members in educational needs, treatment options, participation in care and ethical issues and patient rights with recognition and consideration of the diverse needs of the individual/family
• Provides consultation in specialty areas.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information
• Coordinates meeting applicable clinical standards for all disciplines in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.
• Anticipated effects of procedure(s) to patients, patient families, staff, and students.
• Performs designated procedures after demonstrated competency.