Nurse Practitioner First Assist Or Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery

Ochsner Health

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
On-site
Collaborative care model
Patient education and discharge planning
Urgent medical management
Ochsner Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner First Assist or Physician Assistant in Neurosurgery for their Baton Rouge location. This role involves working collaboratively in patient care, medical management, and educational responsibilities, requiring specific educational qualifications and certifications

Job Summary

  • This job works in a collaborative model including but not limited to: residents, fellows, attendings, and staff who care for outpatient clinic patients of the organization.
  • This job works under the supervision of the Medical Director or approved staff physician and in association with the PCCs, staff nurses, and discharge coordinator in the planning, implementation and evaluation of medical and nursing care.
  • The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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Ochsner Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner First Assist or Physician Assistant in Neurosurgery for their Baton Rouge location. This role involves working collaboratively in patient care, medical management, and educational responsibilities, requiring specific educational qualifications and certifications.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • collaborative care model
  • patient education and discharge planning
  • urgent medical management
  • emergency stabilization
  • teaching of residents and medical students

Nice-to-have

  • attitude of inquiry
  • staff development and education

Key Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Nursing (NP)
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Physician Assistant medicine or Health Sciences (PA)
  • Current license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (NP)
  • Certification in related specialty (NP)
  • RN First Assist (RNFA) certification (NP)
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) (NP/PA)
  • Current license as a Physician Assistant (PA)
  • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certified (PA)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (PA)
  • Eligible for prescriptive authority

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