NP PA Neurosurgery Lead

We are hiring for Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant Lead with our Neurosurgery Team at Emory Midtown Hospital. Responsibilities will include:

• Provide accountability for the clinical administrative and human resources activities for the Advanced Practice Provider Services (APPs) as well as provide support to the Chief in the inpatient setting.
• Additionally you will practice in an advanced role and coordinate the delivery of high quality family/patient centered appropriate patient care within the designated service area.
• Ensures organizational and medical staff standards of competencies and quality and safety initiatives are met by participating in the competency process through Med Staff and development of policies procedures and practice guidelines to optimize APP practice within the institution.
• Facilitates delivery of safe effective and patient/familycentered care that is timely efficient and equitable.
• Improves patient care through scientific inquiry and by incorporating evidencebased practice into direct patient care.
• Oversees regulatory function of the APP role including monitoring of licensure credentialing certification billing and coding reimbursement and other regulatory requirements.
• Works with leadership to recruit and hire staff establishes work schedules supervises staff performance participates in performance evaluations and determines and disseminates quality activities and design for assigned staff.
• Provide formal and informal clinical instruction coaching and mentoring on all shifts.
• Monitors clinical practices and develops programs to incorporate best practice.
• Develops and monitors individual APP goals for clinical practice and professional development and provides feedback during annual performance review process regarding goal achievement.
• Completes OPPE/FPPE.
• Works with Associate Chief/Chief to formulate plan for professional development.
• Attends educational inservices as appropriate.
• Participates in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends practices and developments.
• Oversees clinical scheduling for designated areas to ensure adequate patient coverage
  
  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program or Physician Assistant program.
• Currently licensed as an advanced practice nurse in the state of Georgia by the Georgia Board of Nursing and certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or equivalent body or Certified as a Physicians Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• BLS and Healthcare Provider certifications required. ACLS may be required in some areas.
• 2 years of experience as an Advanced Practice Nurse Physician Assistant or Certified Nurse Midwife CRNA/AA.

Emory is an equal opportunity employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcares Human Resources at . Please note that one weeks advance notice is preferred.