Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.
Job Description:
Join our rapidly expanding Vascular Neurology service at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center! We're a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center committed to providing superb, multidisciplinary care in a collaborative environment. Quality and safety are our top priorities as we grow our stroke APP service.
Details :
Part-time: 30 hours/week
Outpatient Training: One-third of your time will involve training in outpatient settings, typically for general neurology, headache, and stroke follow-up visits.
Opportunity to train in outpatient procedures like lumbar punctures, Botox administration, and nerve blocks.
Collaborative Team: Work closely with Neuroradiology, Interventional Neuroradiology, Vascular Neurosurgery, and Vascular Surgery.
Our Team Includes: 6 stroke physicians, 5 neuro-intensivists, 12 stroke/neurocritical APPs, and 3 stroke RNs.
Role: Function as a primary stroke APP under the guidance of a stroke physician.
Key Responsibilities:
Admitting, rounding on, and discharging patients with ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and other cerebrovascular disorders.
Initial evaluation.
Development and implementation of diagnostic and therapeutic plans.
Interpretation of laboratory, imaging, and physiologic data.
Discussion of patients with consultants.
Clinical documentation, including discharge planning.
Growth Opportunities: Research and teaching opportunities are available if desired.
What We're Looking For :
We need a dedicated professional committed to delivering outstanding patient care with excellent interpersonal skills. You should be able to function semi-autonomously in the care of challenging and ill patients, and have enthusiasm for teaching, learning, and quality improvement as we build our stroke program.
Qualifications:
Master's degree from a Nursing or Physician Assistant program.
Current NP or PA certification and license to practice in Massachusetts.
DEA.
MCSR.
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