Nurse Practitioner - Neurosurgery

JOB SUMMARY

The Nurse Practitioner provides healthcare services including tentative diagnosis and treatment of injuries under the supervision of a physician to provide patients physical, mental and occupational rehabilitation.

THE DETAILS OF THE JOB

This position is Monday through Friday, typically 8a - 5p, but may have some evening and weekend work. This is an exempt, salaried role, with the opportunity for productivity bonuses after 1 year of employment. This position offers CME, PTO, Birthday time off, 401K and company contributions, medical, dental, and vision insurances, as well as company paid long-term disability and life insurance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct physical examinations using medical instruments and equipment to assess mobility and strength. Assess characteristics of patients' pain such as intensity, location, or duration using standardized clinical measures.
• Administer or order tests, analyses, and diagnostic images, and analyze reports and findings of tests and of examination.
• Administer ultrasound guided injections, post ultrasound injection training.
• Oversee maintenance of case histories, health examination reports, and other medical records.
• Propose diagnosis of condition and administer or prescribe treatments, drugs and rehabilitation, as applicable, under the supervision of a Physician.
• Perform preoperative procedures including the review of outside records and lab information, performance of in-clinic evaluations, consulting with anesthesia and other applicable teams, and preoperative nursing support.
• Attend to patients in clinics and reexamine disability cases periodically to verify progress. Provides instructions and education regarding medications and treatment.
• Monitor effectiveness of pain management interventions such as medication or spinal injections.
• Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes in a timely manner and within HCFA guidelines and audit requirements.
• Triage patient telephone calls and provide consultation, documenting as necessary in medical record.
• Provide monitoring and continuity of care between physician visits.
• Use proper infection control procedures adopted by affiliated Surgery Centers and hospitals.
• Meet the Company's expectations as described in the VSON Policies and Practices.
• Maintain confidentiality of Personal Identifiable Information (PII) in accordance with company Policies and State and Federal laws, including OHSA and HIPAA regulations.
• Perform the job in accordance with all company safety practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

WHAT IT TAKES TO DO THE JOB

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of the information, techniques and equipment needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Ability to use deductive reasoning to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense, as well as inductive reasoning to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Knowledge of medical safety hazards and precautions, and skill in applying principles of asepsis and infection control.
• Ability to communicate with different audiences in a simple, clear and concise manner.
• Ability to work under pressure and with strict deadlines.
• Ability to identify confidentiality, discretion and judgment are needed and exhibit these traits appropriately.
• Ability to use information technology including email and web navigation, including Microsoft Suite programs.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATES

• Degree from an accredited nurse practitioner or accredited physician assistant program required.
• State and National nurse practitioner or physician assistant board certification.
• Current Colorado license.
• Preferred to have a minimum of 2 years in orthopaedic or neurosurgery experience, but not required

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CONDITIONS

This job is operated in a medical office environment. This role routinely involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

This role may have frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a clinical environment.

Work may be stressful at times. Interaction with others is constant and may be interruptive. Contact involves dealing with injured people who may be angry or upset with their situation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The position is very physical and requires standing for long periods of time, stooping, bending, stretching, and lifting or supporting patients' body weight, up to 300 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. It is necessary to view a computer monitor for medium periods of time.

Duties require manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard

Salary Description

$110,000 - $180,000