Neurosurgical PA Needed in New Jersey

Job description

Specialty: Neurosurgery PA
Start Date: 90 days to credential from acceptance
Contract Length: Flexible
Shift Details: Nights only
Amount of shifts: 6-10 shifts per month
Schedule: 6pm-7:30a Monday-Friday and weekend nights

Work Details:
• Support staff: There are 5 MD attendees as well as residents, which are easily accessible for the PA’s.
• Amount of coverage needed per month: 6-10 NIGHT SHIFTS
• Department description: Well experienced neurosurgical PA for floor-based coverage of all neurosurgical patients including primary team responsibilities, consults, emergent consults in the ED for hemorrhagic strokes, ischemic strokes requiring mechanical intervention, emergent neurotrauma consultations and spine service consultations. Floor responsibilities include daily rounds with attendings, admission, progress and discharge notes, family follow up, placing consults and follow up for all neurosurgical patients including post op patients, neurocritical care level patients. In addition, there are expectations to perform bedside procedures like LP, EVD placement and adjustment, etc.
• EMR: EPIC
• Skills required: OR experience is nice to have but this job does not require OR time so the emphasis should be on patient management of neurosurgical patient in non-ICU setting.
Practice Setting:
• Hospital
Experience Required: 5-10 years of inpatient floor/consult neurosurgery experience; 5-10 years of neurosurgery experience ideally.

• Flexible Schedule, 6 - 10 shifts per month!
• One hour south of NYC and one hour north of Philadelphia!
• Experienced and tenured team!