APP -Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner | Neurosurgery
Fargo, ND
- Eligibility
- NP
- Unit
- Neurosurgery
Posted Sep 11
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Role
- Accepts
- NP
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Pay
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- ND nursing roles that state pay post $35/hr to $47/hr
ND nursing postings that state pay run $27/hr to $66/hr, the middle half $35/hr to $47/hr, across 177 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
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About this role
The Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner provides advanced nursing care to patients with neurological conditions requiring surgical intervention. Working in collaboration with neurosurgeons, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team, the NP performs assessments, orders and interprets diagnostic tests, assists in surgical planning, manages pre- and post-operative care, and provides education and support to patients and families. Conduct comprehensive neurological and physical assessments of neurosurgical patients.
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic studies such as CT, MRI, and labs. Assist in formulating and implementing treatment plans in collaboration with neurosurgeons. Provide pre-operative and post-operative patient care, including wound management and neurological monitoring.
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Perform procedures within scope of practice such as lumbar punctures, suturing, and incision and drainage. Monitor patients in the ICU, step-down, and outpatient settings. Participate in surgical rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
Provide patient and family education regarding surgical procedures, treatment plans, and recovery expectations. Assist with care coordination and discharge planning. Participate in quality improvement initiatives and continuing education related to neurosurgery.
This position also provides on-call coverage outside of regularly scheduled hours. Completion of a master’s, postmaster’s, or doctorate from an accredited nurse practitioner program accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education or National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. If Licensing prior to August 1, 1995, master's degree in nursing is preferred.
Schedule
M-F, every 6th weekend and 1 holiday/year. 3 days of OR and 2 days of clinic per week. Position duties- Assisting in the OR for all types of neurosurgical cases, seeing both new and post surgical follow up patients in the clinic, rounding on inpatients at the hospital. Make up of Team: Physicians- 7, APP’s- 12. Required FTE? FT 1.0
Sourced from Sanford Health’s careers page.
Requirements
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner in each state of practice
- Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances in each state of practice
- State Controlled Substance License (if required by State)
- National board certification as an Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC) or ACNPC-AG)
- Acute Care Adult (ACNP-BC)
- Family (FNP-BC) or (FNP–C)
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- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care (AGPCNP-BC) or (A-GNP)
- Adult (ANP-C)
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Voluntary Benefits
- Company Paid Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Perks
Place
- City
- Fargo, ND
- Median rent
- $946/mo
- Local household income
- $66,998/yr
- Metro price level
- 9% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Fargo area index 90.9, where 100 is the national average.
Fargo hugs the Red River where the Plains begin, its revived Broadway corridor anchored by the Fargo Theatre's art-deco marquee. Your RN salary goes further here—the cost-of-living index sits at 90.9, about 9% below the national average—in a city whose subarctic winters build the kind of neighborly grit you can feel on every block.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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