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Locums APP In Portland Oregon
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Locums APP In Portland Oregon
Locums APP In Portland Oregon
Neurology
Pacific Northwest
Updated February 26
Neurosurgery, Duration: April and Ongoing 6 Months +/- (flexible)
Job Description:
- Location: Portland, OR
- Duration: We need someone ASAP. First shift could be as soon as April and ongoing 6 months +/- (flexible). Prefer 1 fulltime provider
- Reason for coverage: Growth
- Schedule: Mon-Fri and rotating weekends, Sat/Sun
- Shift: APPs work four 10-hour shifts, Mon-Fri from approximately 5:45am-3:45pm.
- Weekend shifts are typically assigned via rotation (1:7) and usually consist of one half day on Saturday morning (5 hour shift) and one half day on Sunday morning (5 hour shift). Includes Saturday and Sunday rounds, discharging patients, and performing continuity of care duties on a variable rotating basis, according to department protocols and policy.
- Call: No call
- Patient volume: We typically follow the standard of no more than 9 patients per one APP
- Scope: APP to cover our neurosurgery service. Primarily the role is inpatient medical management of our neurosurgery patients. Patients are pretty complex and sick. They need APPs with strong experience. Complex medical patient care may include, but is not limited to: rounding on a daily basis with the faculty, developing and implementing clinical plans of care and/or protocols for inpatients on the neurosurgery service.
- EMR: Epic
- Group/support: Great team environment. Work group for the team consists of 4-5 APP colleagues each day sharing the workload and working together in one work room to solve patient care issues. Patients are typically spread across floors throughout the hospital but most primary patients are in one unit nearby the work room. Attendings round daily and residents help manage patients. Team rounding, electronic communication groups, other tools available to streamline communications and provide support.
- Requirements (boards, license): Already licensed in state Oregon and experienced with rounding
- Required: APP clinical experience, proven ability to effectively complete complex patient care tasks and prioritize duties while excelling in team environment
- Preferred: Acute care or hospitalist setting experience. Neurosurgery experience. Experience completing comprehensive history & physical examinations.
Physician Assistant:
- Current active Oregon Board of Medical Examiners (licensed Physician Assistant) Registration
- Current active Drug Enforcement Agency Controlled Substance Registration
- Current Physician Assistant Certification
Nurse Practitioner:
- Licensed by Oregon State Board of Nursing (NP)
- Acute care certification required. Cannot accept FNP candidates
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Job Details
- Category
- Nurse Practitioner
- Job Type
- Locum Tenens
- Specialty
- Neurology
- Location
- OR
- Degree Required
- NP
- Work Environment
- Experience Required
- Provides Visa Sponsorship
- No
- Academic Opportunity
- No
- Telemedicine Opportunity
- No
- Loan Assistance
- Not specified
- Practice Type
- Not specified
