Vanderbilt Health
VMG Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) - Stroke/General Neurolo
Vanderbilt Health, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37247
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: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Organization:
Neurology-Housestaff
Job Summary The specialty APP in the ambulatory care setting works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The specialty APP is generally service/physician aligned, managing a distinct patient population in the outpatient setting. The APP functioning primarily in a clinic setting may be required to perform some coordination of inpatient care. The specialty clinic APP has a strong foundation in evidence‑based practice/education and is responsible for ensuring adherence to clinical pathways/protocols and ensuring an environment of safe quality care. The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical knowledge, clinical/technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation.
Position Shift: Monday‑Friday typical clinic hours, no call, no weekends, no holidays, 100% outpatient setting.
Department Summary The General Neurology Division oversees a wide array of neurologic conditions and is often the first point of contact for some of the most unique and complicated cases that walk in the door. Faculty and staff manage such cases, collaborating with all other sub‑specialties on a regular basis. Access to highly specialized professionals enables VUMC Neurology to provide an exceptionally high level of care for even the most challenging cases. In addition to expert consultation, access to VUMC’s testing and imaging facilities, clinical trials, treatment options, and more benefit patients, trainees, faculty, collaborators, and researchers.
As one of the largest stroke facilities in the Southeast, Vanderbilt treats over 1,000 acute stroke victims each year. Named an Advanced Certification Comprehensive Stroke Center, Vanderbilt is located in the heart of the stroke belt, a region recognized for an unusually high number of stroke victims. Patient care is supported by an interdisciplinary team equipped with the latest advances in stroke medicine, including intravenous thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy. Stroke care at Vanderbilt goes beyond acute clinical treatment—Vanderbilt neurologists collaborate with physicians and researchers across the institution to provide prevention education, follow‑up care, and rehabilitation.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience in a high‑volume clinic
Neurology experience
Outpatient experience
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Assessment of Health Status
Performs and documents in the medical record a complete history and physical examination for acute and complex chronically ill patients.
Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, supporting diagnostic information, and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
The nurse practitioner may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions, and diagnostic procedures.
Coordinates daily clinic schedule with the attending physician team, presents patient report, collaborates in plan of care, and follows assigned patient population.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions.
Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
Utilizes evidence‑based practice guidelines or protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
Implements and modifies plan of care.
Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions—both pharmacologic, non‑pharmacologic, and surgical—to achieve expected outcomes.
May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation, including minor suturing, complex wound management, line and tube placements and removals.
Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the outpatient continuum of care.
Documents through daily progress notes, transfer and discharge summaries, and clinic notes as applicable.
Demonstrates professional practice behaviors including preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of students, nursing staff, nurses, graduate and novice nurse practitioners.
Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidence‑based practice.
Actively participates in Grand Rounds, APN council meetings, faculty and unit meetings, M&M presentations.
Maintains CEUs and membership in a professional organization.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education, and research. Nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families, and communities reach excellent health and well‑being.
Benefits
Affordable high‑quality health plan options
Dental and/or vision plan
403(b) retirement plan
Paid time off (flex PTO)
Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
Short‑ and long‑term disability
Subsidized backup childcare
And many more… Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental pay program!
Achieve the Remarkable Learn more about VUMC Nursing here.
Core Accountabilities Organizational impact: executes job responsibilities with understanding how output would affect other areas related to own job area/team. Problem solving/complexity: analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of knowledge: has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team interaction: provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Core Capabilities
Supporting colleagues: develops self and others, invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in development.
Builds and maintains relationships: maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders, using formal and informal opportunities to strengthen relationships.
Communicates effectively: recognizes group interactions and modifies communication style to suit situations and audiences.
Delivering excellent services: serves others with compassion, seeks to understand needs, and customizes services.
Solving complex problems: approaches problems from different angles, identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities, and develops concrete solutions.
Offering meaningful advice and support: provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner.
Ensuring high quality: performs excellent work, engages in quality dialogue, and addresses quality issues promptly.
Ensuring continuous improvement: applies learning experiences, uncovers underlying causes of problems, and identifies ways to resolve them.
Fulfilling safety and regulatory requirements: understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks.
Managing resources effectively: demonstrates accountability, ownership, and effective resource management.
Making data driven decisions: demonstrates strong understanding of data to identify and elevate opportunities.
Fostering innovation: generates new ideas, applies technology, adapts to change, and embraces new opportunities.
Certifications LIC‑Licensed Nurse Practitioner – Tennessee
Work Experience Relevant work experience
Experience Level Less than 1 year
Education Master’s
Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.
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: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Organization:
Neurology-Housestaff
Job Summary The specialty APP in the ambulatory care setting works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The specialty APP is generally service/physician aligned, managing a distinct patient population in the outpatient setting. The APP functioning primarily in a clinic setting may be required to perform some coordination of inpatient care. The specialty clinic APP has a strong foundation in evidence‑based practice/education and is responsible for ensuring adherence to clinical pathways/protocols and ensuring an environment of safe quality care. The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical knowledge, clinical/technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation.
Position Shift: Monday‑Friday typical clinic hours, no call, no weekends, no holidays, 100% outpatient setting.
Department Summary The General Neurology Division oversees a wide array of neurologic conditions and is often the first point of contact for some of the most unique and complicated cases that walk in the door. Faculty and staff manage such cases, collaborating with all other sub‑specialties on a regular basis. Access to highly specialized professionals enables VUMC Neurology to provide an exceptionally high level of care for even the most challenging cases. In addition to expert consultation, access to VUMC’s testing and imaging facilities, clinical trials, treatment options, and more benefit patients, trainees, faculty, collaborators, and researchers.
As one of the largest stroke facilities in the Southeast, Vanderbilt treats over 1,000 acute stroke victims each year. Named an Advanced Certification Comprehensive Stroke Center, Vanderbilt is located in the heart of the stroke belt, a region recognized for an unusually high number of stroke victims. Patient care is supported by an interdisciplinary team equipped with the latest advances in stroke medicine, including intravenous thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy. Stroke care at Vanderbilt goes beyond acute clinical treatment—Vanderbilt neurologists collaborate with physicians and researchers across the institution to provide prevention education, follow‑up care, and rehabilitation.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience in a high‑volume clinic
Neurology experience
Outpatient experience
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Assessment of Health Status
Performs and documents in the medical record a complete history and physical examination for acute and complex chronically ill patients.
Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, supporting diagnostic information, and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
The nurse practitioner may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions.
Assesses for risks associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including medication side effects, immobility, impaired nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, immunocompetence, invasive interventions, and diagnostic procedures.
Coordinates daily clinic schedule with the attending physician team, presents patient report, collaborates in plan of care, and follows assigned patient population.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions.
Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision.
Formulates differential diagnoses by priority.
Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions.
Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs.
Utilizes evidence‑based practice guidelines or protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum.
Implements and modifies plan of care.
Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions—both pharmacologic, non‑pharmacologic, and surgical—to achieve expected outcomes.
May perform advanced procedures consistent with privileges and competency validation, including minor suturing, complex wound management, line and tube placements and removals.
Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team.
Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the outpatient continuum of care.
Documents through daily progress notes, transfer and discharge summaries, and clinic notes as applicable.
Demonstrates professional practice behaviors including preceptor/mentoring, education and instruction of students, nursing staff, nurses, graduate and novice nurse practitioners.
Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research and the analysis of evidence‑based practice.
Actively participates in Grand Rounds, APN council meetings, faculty and unit meetings, M&M presentations.
Maintains CEUs and membership in a professional organization.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education, and research. Nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families, and communities reach excellent health and well‑being.
Benefits
Affordable high‑quality health plan options
Dental and/or vision plan
403(b) retirement plan
Paid time off (flex PTO)
Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
Short‑ and long‑term disability
Subsidized backup childcare
And many more… Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental pay program!
Achieve the Remarkable Learn more about VUMC Nursing here.
Core Accountabilities Organizational impact: executes job responsibilities with understanding how output would affect other areas related to own job area/team. Problem solving/complexity: analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of knowledge: has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team interaction: provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Core Capabilities
Supporting colleagues: develops self and others, invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in development.
Builds and maintains relationships: maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders, using formal and informal opportunities to strengthen relationships.
Communicates effectively: recognizes group interactions and modifies communication style to suit situations and audiences.
Delivering excellent services: serves others with compassion, seeks to understand needs, and customizes services.
Solving complex problems: approaches problems from different angles, identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities, and develops concrete solutions.
Offering meaningful advice and support: provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner.
Ensuring high quality: performs excellent work, engages in quality dialogue, and addresses quality issues promptly.
Ensuring continuous improvement: applies learning experiences, uncovers underlying causes of problems, and identifies ways to resolve them.
Fulfilling safety and regulatory requirements: understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks.
Managing resources effectively: demonstrates accountability, ownership, and effective resource management.
Making data driven decisions: demonstrates strong understanding of data to identify and elevate opportunities.
Fostering innovation: generates new ideas, applies technology, adapts to change, and embraces new opportunities.
Certifications LIC‑Licensed Nurse Practitioner – Tennessee
Work Experience Relevant work experience
Experience Level Less than 1 year
Education Master’s
Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.
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