Neurocritical Care NP Needed in Downtown New Orleans

Job description

Specialty: Neurocritical Care

Contract Length: 26 Weeks

Shift Details: 07A-07P or 07P-07A

Schedule: 3x12s, no call, 2 day shifters and 2 nocturnist, with the possibility to be flexible, 4 weekend days a month, 7a-7pm/7pm-7a

Patients per day: 10-20 patients, will not see them all but see based on acuity

Patient population/age: Adult ICU (>18yo) with primary neurologic diagnosis

Department description: Neuro ICU - 24 hour APP in house coverage with neurointensivist support (formal daily rounding; phone availability overnight); comprehensive adult ICU patient management (closed unit) with primary neurologic diagnoses

EMR: EPIC

Skills preferred/Special Procedures: CVC insertion, arterial line insertion, lumbar puncture; Implement SAH, ICH, and AIS pathways. Document core stroke measures, namely last known well for all, Hunt and Hess for SAH, ICH Score for ICH, NIHSS for AIS. Manage high-morbidity Neurosurgery post-operatively, including craniotomy, craniectomy, cranioplasty, transphenoidal resection, spine decompression/stabilization, carotid/intracranial stenting, and aneurysm clipping/coiling. Detect neurocritical emergencies on CT head. Interpret CXR and ECG accurately. Complete timely, updated, and accurate notes including Medication Reconciliation, Family History, and Social History.