Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) - Neurology

About the job

MultiCare Neuroscience Institute in Spokane is hiring a full-time nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) for an outpatient neurology role, joining a group of physicians and advanced practice providers. The role sees 12 to 18 patients a day with no call and uses Epic EMR.

MultiCare says its clinics are the region's largest outpatient diagnostic and treatment center, serving more than 1.5 million people in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana with 37 specialties and subspecialties and more than 300 providers.

What you'll do

• Conduct full outpatient neurosurgical consultations and follow-up visits
• Perform clinical assessments such as taking histories, focused exams and medication reviews
• Help prepare patients for surgery with education, labs, imaging review and coordination
• Give post-operative care such as wound checks, suture removal, pain management and tracking of recovery
• Build treatment plans with neurosurgeons for patients getting conservative or procedural care
• Teach patients and families about diagnoses, procedures, recovery and lifestyle changes
• Coordinate referrals to imaging, physical therapy, pain management and subspecialty consults
• Document visits accurately and follow institutional and regulatory guidelines
• Join clinic huddles, care team meetings and ongoing learning

What you need

• A degree from an accredited NP or PA program and national certification
• A Washington State license, or eligibility for one, by your start date
• Certification by NCCPA for a PA, or by AANP or ANCC for an NP
• DEA registration, an NPI and prescriptive authority
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association

Preferred

• Experience in neurology, neurosurgery, spine care or complex outpatient management; new graduates with a strong interest in neurosurgery are welcome to apply

Schedule

• Day shift, Monday to Friday
• 1.0 FTE (full-time)
• No call

Benefits

• Production and quality incentives on top of base salary
• Relocation help and signing incentives (sign-on bonus)
• Medical malpractice and tail coverage
• A CME allowance
• Medical, dental and retirement benefits, plus paid time off