This position is responsible for performing direct and indirect patient care services as a member of the Neurosurgery team. The physician assistant will work in collaboration with physicians to assist with the overall care of the patients in Neurosurgery department in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.

Essential Functions:

• Perform history and physical examinations in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
• Enter patient information and patient prescriptions into the electronic medical record.
• Triage and respond to phone calls from referring physician, patients and their families, allied health professionals, insurance companies, etc. regarding patient care.
• Educate parents or legal guardians and other involved personnel on patient condition and plan of care. Provide general education and information on an ongoing basis to all personnel who are members of or work with the Divisions of Neurosurgery.
• See patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting and write clinic notes on patients as medically indicated.
• Communicate with appropriate medical staff for purposes of consultation, referral, and coordination of patient care and other service issues.
• Perform procedures under the supervision of an attending physician. This may include Lumbar puncture, shunt tap, insertion of intracranial pressure monitor or ventriculostomy and application of halo or skeletal traction.
• Participate in divisional, departmental, and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with the goals of Nemours.
• Participate in Neurosurgery divisional research projects as well as program planning and development.

Requirements:

• Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
• At least one year of related clinical experience, preferred.
• Demonstrable experience with clinical procedures
• Current Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Physician Assistant license
• Delaware and New Jersey Controlled Substance Registration (CSR)
• Federal Drug Enforcement Agency Registration (DEA) with Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey address
• Current AHA Healthcare Provider (HCP) Certification required