Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery
Mayo Clinic · Phoenix
Neurosurgeons at Mayo Clinic are on the leading edge of treating neurological conditions using the latest innovations and techniques in neurosurgery, such as minimally invasive surgery, robotics, intraoperative MRI, computer-assisted brain surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, awake brain surgery, and deep brain stimulation. The Department of Neurosurgery in Arizona has an exciting opportunity for an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or a Physician Assistant (NP PA) to join their team.
- The NP PA works cooperatively with physicians, NPs, PAs, nurses, and other allied health personnel to deliver care to Neurosurgical patients in the inpatient and outpatient
- settings.
The Acute Care NP or PA performs the following tasks:
- Obtain a patient history
- Perform a physical examination
- Conduct a comprehensive assessment
- Order, conduct and interpret diagnostic tests
- Formulate a diagnostic impression
- Develop and implement a treatment plan
- Monitor the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions
- Prescribe pharmacological agents and treatments and non-pharmacological therapies
- Facilitate appropriate consultations and referrals
- Provide counseling and education to meet patient needs
- 100% of days worked will require the NP PA’s presence on the hospital campus. A mixture of Floor, Clinic, OR, and On call overnight or weekends or holidays.
- (Working 5 days one week and 4 days the following week basically one random day off during the week)
- Floor duty: seeing in-patient patients, splitting the list with another APP.
- Clinic duty: seeing post op patients and new spine-only consults.
- On call duty: additional pay.
- OR duty: first assistant in OR.
During the selection process you may participate in an OnDemand (pre-recorded) interview that you can complete at your convenience. During the OnDemand interview, a question will appear on your screen, and you will have time to consider each question before responding. You will have the opportunity to re-record your answer to each question – Mayo Clinic will only see the final recording. The complete interview will be reviewed by a Mayo Clinic staff member and you will be notified of next steps.
Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.
- Medical: Multiple plan options.
- Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
- Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
- Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
- Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.
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