NP / PA Neurosurgery Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant NP / PA for the Neurosurgery Department at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA The Department of Neurosurgery at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth exists to provide quality, comprehensive neurosurgical care to members of the uniformed services.

They provide care to active duty and all eligible active duty dependents, retirees, and retiree dependents, including children.

Their care includes evaluating and treating the central and peripheral nervous systems, addressing tumors, vascular lesions, trauma, degenerative conditions and congenital anomalies of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and spinal column.

Specific Duties - NP / PA Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Perform patient history and physical examinations, interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests, and correlate subjective and objective data to form working diagnoses.

Develop treatment plans for neurosurgical conditions within the scope of a physician assistant / nurse practitioner, in conjunction with a neurosurgeon.

Implement therapeutic interventions for specific conditions as appropriate and exercise judgment on conditions requiring consultation, referral, or evaluation by a neurosurgeon or other health care professional.

Conduct hospital rounds, including in intensive care units, as requested.

Write orders, progress notes, and perform admission history and physicals under the supervision of a physician.

Evaluate and clarify clinical conditions, formulate and implement treatment plans for hospitalized patients, ensure appropriate discharge planning, and dictate discharge summaries for physician signature.

In the ambulatory setting, conduct thorough problem-oriented history and physical examinations for neurosurgical conditions, and present patients to the attending neurosurgeon as needed.

Assist the attending neurosurgeon in formulating treatment plans, order appropriate radiographic studies, and perform office procedures such as local blocks.

Evaluate postoperative patients during routine follow-up visits and manage same-day office visits as required.

Review radiographs and laboratory reports for abnormalities, identify test results requiring physician attention, and report normal results to patients.

Screen and evaluate patients on their overall neurological health.

Record all pertinent information about the patient's medical and surgical history, care, and treatment in the medical record in accordance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' requirements for documentation, ensuring specificity and accuracy for professional coding standards established by the American Medical Association coding classification systems.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Degree / Education :   Graduate from an accredited college or university certified by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or graduate from a master's or doctoral degree program in nursing approved by an organization authorized by the Department of Education to accredit schools of nursing.

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