Pain Management Nurse Practitioner

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Job description

StaffMED Health Partners is collaborating with a rapidly growing one-of-a-kind Neuroscience Institute in the Chicagoland area, where there singular goal is to provide world-class neurosciences care through an innovative, personalized approach for patients in Chicagoland and beyond. This is an excellent opportunity for a full-time provider to join a busy and growing independent physician-run group consisting of Neurosurgeons, ENT s, Neuro-oncologists and Neurologists establishing a state-of-the-art neuroscience program.

Skills / Responsibilities:

Surgery Specialties (Cranial and Spine Neurosurgery, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Head & Neck/Otolaryngology Surgery)

• Routine diagnostic, therapeutic and invasive surgical procedures (where clinically relevant)
• Prepares and records patient history and physical examinations. Assists with pre-admission testing for assigned surgical specialty service patients and explain procedures to patients
• Develop inpatient and outpatient care. Participate in post-procedure follow up and write orders for appropriate medical care
• Acts as first or second assist in operating room
• Serve as expert clinician and patient advocate within specialty. Provide direct patient care to include comprehensive clinical assessment, diagnosing, planning, and treatment with both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods
• Collaborate with physicians and healthcare team to provide optimal patient care

Neuro Critical Care

• Performs relevant bedside procedures for stabilization and optimization of patients within neuro critical care unit
• Routine diagnostic and therapeutic measures for inpatient critical care management of Neurosciences patients to achieve optimal patient outcomes with strong collaboration with physicians and healthcare team
• Prepares and records patient history and physical examinations, and develop care plans to guide critical care stabilization and management
• Serve as expert clinician and patient advocate within specialty

Perks and Benefits:

• Employed position
• Sign-on bonus and Relocation allowance
• Aggressive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including generous vacation time, meeting time, CME allowance, 401k
• Strong support of administration and organizational leadership in conjunction with an expanding Neuroscience service line structure and support model
• Paid occurrence-based medical liability insurance with tail

Practice Highlights /Qualifications:

• Board Certified NP/PA with Active license with prescriptive authority in the State of IL required
• Newly Opened Spine and Pain Center
• As a part of a growing, multidisciplinary Neurosciences team, the Advanced Practice Provider (APP Physician Assistant/PA or Nurse Practitioner/NP) will collaborate with physicians and other APPs to direct medical care. The APP will serve as a specialty area expert and consultant to staff, patients, families, and operational team in various clinical specialties, including cranial neurosurgery, spinal neurosurgery, endovascular neurosurgery, head and neck/otolaryngology surgery, neurooncology and neuro critical care. Functions as an APP within their specialty area, as well as educator, consultant and researcher for patients, families and staff.

The 509-bed campus is a comprehensive stroke center and represents one of the largest facilities in northern suburbs of Chicago and the largest campus within the Health System. The newly opened Spine and Pain Center on its Arlington Heights campus as part of a plan with the Neurological Institute to transform from a community hospital to a one-of-a-kind global Neurosciences destination. The Neurosciences Institute will grow to integrate and house a full suite of 43 physicians and 174 providers with state-of-the art ORs equipped with the latest in innovative navigation technology.

For additional information about this opportunity, you may email or call Ron Jackson at .

We look forward to speaking with you!

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