Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner
As our Neurosurgery NP/PA, you will help patients suffering from neurological or neurosurgical disorders manage their acute and chronic conditions so they can achieve better health through comprehensive, high-quality neurosurgical care.
- Eligibility
- Neurological Surgery
Posted Sep 11
- Shift and hours
- Days40 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Neurosurgery · Clinic patients suffering from neurological or neurosurgical disorders
- License
- NP license Current and unrestricted California license and certification.Current and unrestricted California license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current and unrestricted California license Current and unrestricted California license and certification. Check your license
- Certification
- Current and unrestricted certification
- Education
- Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program Required: Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
- Experience
- First-assist surgical experience and comfort in clinic and OR settings First-assist surgical experience and comfort in both clinic and OR settings.
Preferred
- Experience
- Minimum of 2 years experience in Neurosurgery Preferred: Minimum of 2 year experience in Neurosurgery strongly preferred.
- Experience
- Neurosurgery experience
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- tuition reimbursement
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical
- Benefitsprescription drug
- Benefitsdental
- Benefitsvision plans
- Benefitslife insurance
- Benefitspaid time off
More benefits (3)
- Benefitstuition reimbursement
- Benefitsretirement plan benefits including 401(k), 403(b)
- generous benefit package including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefits including 401(k), 403(b)
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- perform neurosurgical consultations Every day you will perform neurosurgical consultations, round on inpatients, assist in surgery, and support both surgeon-led and independent clinics.
- Day to day
- round on inpatients
- Day to day
- assist in surgery
- Day to day
- support surgeon-led and independent clinics
- Day to day
- assess, diagnose, and treat patients You will be expected to assess, diagnose, and treat patients, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe medications, and provide extensive patient education and counseling.
- Day to day
- order and interpret diagnostic tests
- Day to day
- prescribe medications
- Day to day
- provide extensive patient education and counseling
- Details
- more than 40 health centers
The workplace
Worth asking
- How does the productivity or RVU formula work?
- Are there differentials or other recurring incentives?
More questions to askFewer questions
- Does the employer cover malpractice and tail coverage, plus CME, licensing, and DEA support?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
Your fit
On your path
Nurse Practitioner is advanced-practice territory. The long route; independence depends on your state.
Original listing
Posted on CommonSpirit Health’s careers page.
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As our Neurosurgery NP/PA, you will help patients suffering from neurological or neurosurgical disorders manage their acute and chronic conditions so they can achieve better health through comprehensive, high-quality neurosurgical care. Every day you will perform neurosurgical consultations, round on inpatients, assist in surgery, and support both surgeon-led and independent clinics. You will be expected to assess, diagnose, and treat patients, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe medications, and provide extensive patient education and counseling.
To be successful in this role, you will possess the clinical training to perform neurosurgical evaluations and the collaborative skills to work effectively with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to ensure efficient, patient-centered care. Required: Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program. Current and unrestricted California license and certification.
First-assist surgical experience and comfort in both clinic and OR settings. Preferred: Minimum of 2 year experience in Neurosurgery strongly preferred. Where You'll Work: Dignity Health’s Pacific Central Coast Health Centers (PHC) is a non-profit Community clinic organization comprised of more than 40 health centers located primarily from Ventura to Templeton, spanning the coast.
Our experienced physicians and advanced practice providers offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services. PHC is a part of Dignity Health Central Coast’s award-winning network of outstanding hospitals, imaging centers, laboratories, and post-acute services.
What's around it?
Santa Maria, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,925/mo
- Household income
- $84,746/yr, all local households, not nurse pay