Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Description

Specialization:
Neurosurgery

Job Summary:

• Deliver care to neurosurgical patients pre-operatively and post-operatively
• Serve as a liaison between the physician, the patient and their families
• Work in collaboration with physician to assess patient needs
• Order, interpret, and record results of clinical tests and report results to physicians
• Prescribe medications and make recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment in conjunction with the treating physician
• Ensure that patient outcome is achieved within a safe time frame while delivering quality patient care
• Qualified candidates will be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program
• Must possess current Licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia or ability to obtain
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advance Care Life Support (ACLS)

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid malpractice
• CME and dues allowance

• Reston Hospital Center is home to the most comprehensive robotic surgery program in the Mid-Atlantic region, offering a full range of medical services and 24-hour emergency care including pediatrics and Level II Trauma
• We specialize in maternal/child health, inpatient and outpatient surgical services, urological services including lithotripsy, cancer care with state-of-the-art radiation therapy, rehabilitation therapy programs, and a wide array of diagnostic imaging capabilities
• RHC is an accredited medical/surgical hospital that has served the residents of growing western Fairfax and eastern Loudoun counties since 1986