Nurse Practitioner/NP, or Physician Assistant/PA - Neurosurgery

Summary:

CHRISTUS Health is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team in the Neurosurgery department at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Neurosciences Center. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive care to assigned patients under the direction of a physician, ensuring the delivery of exceptional care in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Key Responsibilities:

Enjoy a balanced professional and personal lifestyle that includes:

• Paid Time Off
• Malpractice Insurance 
• Excellent work/life balance
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Epic EMR

CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is a multi-specialty medical group with more than 850 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers. Our clinicians represent more than 60 specialties in over 140 clinic locations across 4 states - Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and New Mexico. CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is a physician led and governed medical group and is a part of the CHRISTUS Health family

CHRISTUS Health is an international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprising almost 350 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 175 clinics and outpatient centers and dozens of other health ministries and ventures. CHRISTUS Health serves the need of underserved communities in seven (7) U.S., states, Chile, Colombia and six states in Mexico. Our vision is to Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. A national leader in patient satisfaction, advanced technology and quality initiatives, CHRISTUS Health System is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating healthy lives for people and communities. christustmf.org

Required Qualifications:

• Advanced Nursing Degree or Master's Degree required.
• Current Texas State Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) license or PA license.
• Certification in Basic Life Support (CPR), American Heart Association.
• Experience in the specialty area 2-3 years preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve and market services effectively.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong team-oriented approach and interdepartmental collaboration based on CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) principles.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients by rounding on patients and identify potential issues physician will need to address.
• Communicated with primary team (ICU or Hospitalist) to coordinate plan of care.
• Ensure appropriate orders are entered after discussing plan of care with physician.
• Communicate with clinic staff to make sure patients have required follow-up scheduled.
• Assist with IR and OR procedures.
• Start progress notes.
• Understand vascular neurosurgery protocols

Work Type:

Full Time, Monday-Friday 7A-5P

Recruiter: 

Dee Dee Fowler

deedee.fowler@christushealth.org

Call/Text: 903.237.9418