Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Master's Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery (stepdown) @ HUP

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

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Penn Medicine is looking for an Advanced Practice Provider to join our Neurosurgery team. We are seeking an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or a Master's Prepared Physician Assistant to provide care for patients in the Neurosurgery Stepdown and Floor units. 

  There is an opening to work with the Department of Neurosurgery team as an ACNP or PA-C primarily providing direct care to our stepdown and floor patients, with potential to staff the neurosurgery consult service in collaboration with neurosurgery residents as needed. 

The provider will direct the clinical management of the critically ill and injured patients, brain tumor, vascular abnormalities, and spine patients. The provider’s practice with a high level of autonomy and expert skill in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of the Neurosurgery patients. As part of their professional role, they integrate education, research, leadership, and consultation into their clinical practice. The ACNP or PA-C will demonstrate this through nursing and resident education, participation in the division’s research mission and projects, hospital committee membership and leadership, and providing continuity of care for hospital staff, patients, and their families. 

Full time position: six 13hr shifts in a two-week period. There is a required day/nights rotation and 1weekend per month.

Qualifications:

• Master's prepared Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Master's prepared Physician Assistant  PA-C.
• Current licensure or eligible in the Commonwealth of PA. 
• Eligible for credentialing by the medical board
• BLS & ACLS - required
• 2.5 years of experience - preferred 

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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