Advanced Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Goodman Campbell Team

At Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine (GCBS), every member of our team is essential to fulfilling our mission to deliver exceptional and timely neurosurgical care with a steadfast emphasis on quality.

We work to cultivate an authentic culture through purposeful actions that convey collaboration, respect and a shared vision of excellence. We truly value every interaction we have – with our patients and each other. Our team is at the heart of all we do as an organization, and each employee has the opportunity to enhance the level of service we provide to our patients. We are in search of like-minded individuals, who are pursuing a job of purpose that impacts the lives of patients.

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and capable Advanced Practice Provider to join one of our neurosurgeons specializing in spine surgery. This APP will provide collaborative medical care and treatment with this physician. The ideal candidate will have experience in the operating room, seeing patients in the clinic setting, and working with patients during their hospitalization for surgery. The ideal candidate will be self-driven, motivated, high functioning, and seeking a role where they can make a meaningful impact and contribution to patients needing neurosurgical care. This is a full-time position working Monday-Friday. This position is located in our Greenwood office with some travel to Greensburg for a satellite clinic. This position also includes a weekend rotation for rounding on inpatients.

To be successful in this role, you should exhibit exceptional customer service abilities to align with Goodman Campbell’s dedication to a positive patient experience. Outstanding employees in this role are detailed, accurate and efficient while striving to deliver the highest level of patient service. As this role is an essential part of our team, active communication and respectful collaboration with peers is vital to success.

Job Duties

• Evaluate and round on elective patients Monday-Friday, attending to post-operative needs and providing daily updates to the surgeon.
• Provide comprehensive management of hospitalized patients, including writing orders, communicating with other teams, ordering medications, daily documentation, and communicating with nursing staff.
• Acting as first assistant to the neurosurgeon in the operating room.
• Review and interpret post op radiology studies with the physician and patient.
• Review and discuss post op discharge needs with patients prior to discharge home / rehab. Anticipate Case management needs and discuss possible post op needs for rehab.
• Provide one on one time with patient / family members for discharge planning including wound care, activity level expectations, resuming medications, and post-op questions prior to discharge.
• Assist in completing peer to peer for patients images and prior authorizations for medications.
• Assist in calling patients before and after surgery to provide education on OR- preop assessment, post op expectations, home care etc
• Assess for preop medical clearance needs and potential discharge rehab needs
• Triage questions and referrals from pain management physicians within Goodman Campbell.
• Prepare packets for patients education for post op care
• Assist in determining post op pain management medications
• Assess and triage new referrals in clinic and assist in ordering images, injections and referral to surgeon when surgery is needed
• Assess and evaluate post-operative patients with office visits, complications, wounds checks and suture removal
• Perform and dictate physical examination and detailed history with clinic patients
• Assess and diagnose patients by performing and obtaining comprehensive or problem-focused examinations and medical histories.
• Triage patient phone calls making judgment calls for treatment.
• Assist in preparation of patients for surgery, and recognize individual surgeon and preferences
• Assist in closure of incision

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

Educational and Experience Required

Education : Master’s Degree in Nursing with National Certification as an Adult, Acute Care, or Family Nurse Practitioner or Masters from an accredited Physician Assistant Program and national certification from NCCPA or AAPA

Licensure and Certification : Requires current unlimited Indiana State license as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant

Preferred Experience : Previous experience working in neurosurgery strongly preferred. Previous experience in the operating room and clinic strongly preferred.

Physical Demands