Advanced Practice Provider- Neurosurgery, Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, St Pete FL

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital

Department: BHMG NEUROSURGERY

Status: Full Time

Shift: Varies

Title: ARNP, PAC, Nurse Practitioner, Physicians Assistant, APP, Advanced Practice Provider

Situated in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg is a 480-bed, comprehensive emergency, medical and surgical acute-care facility that has been serving the St. Petersburg community for over 110 years. The hospital’s areas of clinical excellence include heart and vascular, surgical services, rehabilitation services, neurosciences and maternity care, and – as home to the only state-accredited Level II Adult Trauma Center in the St. Petersburg region – emergency services and trauma care. Bayfront Health St. Petersburg also offers a DNV-GL Comprehensive Stroke Center, the only Level IV Epilepsy Center in Pinellas County, and, in partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, one of only13 stateapproved Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Centers (RPICC).

Bayfront Health St. Petersburg is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Position Summary:

Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida is searching for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner with neurosurgery experience, to join a growing Neurosurgical group. The ideal candidate will provide care to patients in the clinic, hospital, and other medical environments following established clinical standards and practices. They will work with the entire team to ensure the delivery of high quality and efficient health care. This position will require weekend coverage and rotating call.

• Operates with the highest degree of independence with minimal physician supervision and generally in highly specialized area.
• Obtains detailed history and performs physical examination, diagnostic studies and recognizes deviations from the normal.
• Develops a diagnosis and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to formulate and implements the treatment plan.
• The Advanced Practice Provider will assist OR staff and anesthesiologists in the preparation of the patient.
• Performs operative positioning and marking of the patient independently with verification by the physician.
• Assists in Neurosurgical cases as designated by the surgeons.
• Performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as credentialed in diagnosing medical and surgical problems.
• Prescribe necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.
• Manages patient care based on lab results, physical exam, diagnostic and follow-up studies, and therapeutic measures.
• Assists in admission and discharge care in accordance with evidence-based medicine.
• Writes "brief op note" in compliance with OH standards immediately following completion of each operation or procedure.
• Dictates and documents in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs daily rounds independently or with attending physician and/or resident(s).
• Conducts or participates in multidisciplinary rounds.
• Participates in the department call rotation and/ or weekend/ holiday rounding as required.
• Assists in providing care to patients receiving surgery- writes appropriate orders, including perioperative orders and medications.
• Participates in quality initiatives to ensure consistent attainment of key quality indicators.
• Participates in certain aspects of clinical research as designated by the surgeon.
• Acts as an advanced resource or lead worker and precepts one student per year as per student availability
• Obtains and maintains competencies in minor bedside procedures that are appropriate to the specialty patient population and independent of the physician including all specialty expanded privileges (e.g. ICP monitors, ventriculostomies...)
• Maintains record of procedures for physician review and assessment on a regular cadence (FPPE/OPPE).
• Ability to provide verbal overview of Neurosurgery procedures with physician that they may not have completed during the previous FPPE/OPPE cycle.
• Present one educational lecture yearly to office staff or clinical staff in the hospital (e.g. RNs, PT, OT, SLP, CNAs

• Ability to obtain a Florida license
• Possession of an active National Certification from an accrediting board (IE: NCCPA, American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Certification – ANCC, or American Association of Nurse Practitioners - AANP)
• Registered Nurse First Assist certification or surgical experience for any NP applying
• Three (3) years nurse practitioner or physician assistant experience as a neurosurgical advanced practice provider performing all aspects of neurosurgical care, including surgical first assistance.