Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine
NeuroSpine Surgery NP Outpatient Locums Assignment in San Francisco, CA
Job description
Start Date: 10/13
Contract Length: 4-6 months
Shift Details: M-F 8-5, no weekends, no holidays
Work Details:
· Patients per day: 20-22 patients/day in person, if taking telehealth visits it may go up to 26
· Department description: sees only neuro-spine surgery patients, has both surgical and non surgical patients. Strictly clinic, no OR time, no inpatient, all outpatient. APP offers support to surgeons in clinic. Surgeons/fellows will do first visit and pre-op visits, APP will handle post-op and follow up appointments, take messages, order imaging, order medications, etc.
**please note, APP will not be utilized in OR. APP will work in outpatient setting only, as OR time gets allocated to residents and fellows before APPs**
· EMR: Epic
· Special Procedures: Bread and butter outpatient surgery procedures like staple removal, drain removal, wound care. If the APP has a background in trigger point, hips, and/or knee injections that’s a plus and APP may be asked to do injections if they have experience. Not required
Skills required:
· At least 2-3 years working in ortho spine surgery, neuro spine surgery, or pain management with spine patients. Will consider neurosurgery providers as long as they have thorough experience with neuro-spine cases.
· May consider neurology experienced providers should they have experience with spine
Requirements
- At least 2-3 years working in ortho spine surgery, neuro spine surgery, or pain management with spine patients. Will consider neurosurgery providers as long as they have thorough experience with neuro-spine cases.
- May consider neurology experienced providers should they have experience with spine
****Strongly prefers someone with academic medical center experience
· Credentialing Timeframe: 60-90 days
- M-F 8-5, no weekends, no holidays, no call
- APP will not be utilized in OR. APP will work in outpatient setting only
- Bread and butter outpatient surgery procedures like staple removal, drain removal, wound care
