Np/Pa - Neuro Critical Care - Hours Biweekly

Job summary
Christiana Care is seeking a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our Neurocritical Care team!Previous critical care experience preferred.Work schedule: 72 hours every 2 weeks, combination of 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends.
Job seniority: mid-to-senior level
Responsibilities
• Manage care of the critically ill patient collaboratively with other caregivers within established protocols, guidelines, and scope of practice.• Utilize teaching/learning principles coupled with an expert clinical knowledge to promote and provide education to patients and their families.• Act as a liaison for patients, families, and health professionals.• Perform procedures including lumbar puncture, arterial catheterization, and central venous catheterization.• Assess health status of the neurocritical care patient through complete physical examination and medical history.• Design individualized management plans in collaboration with physicians, staff nurses, and other healthcare professionals.• Manage care plans and treat patients with acute ischemic stroke, non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, meningitis/encephalitis, post-surgical management of patients with CNS tumors, and cerebrovascular interventions.• Be involved in quality, safety, and experience improvement initiatives.
Requirements
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner must be a graduate of an accredited program and be certified or eligible for certification.• Physician Assistant must be a graduate of ARC-PA accredited program and be certified or eligible for certification by the NCCPA.• Must be licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of DE.• Must have or be eligible to obtain prescriptive authority.• Previous critical care experience preferred.• BLS and ACLS certifications required.
Benefits
• Competitive Base Salary plus Annual Quality Incentive Bonus• Generous CME Paid Time and Allowance• Six weeks + of Paid Time Off• 12 weeks paid protected parental leave• Opportunities for Career Growth• 403(b) and Defined Contribution Plan Retirement Options with Employer Match