What are the responsibilities and job description for the Neurosurgery Service Line APP- Hendrick Health position at Sacred Heart University?
Recruitment began on September 17, 2024 and the job listing expires on February 22, 2025.
Neurosurgery Service Line APP Opportunity
Hendrick Clinic is establishing a Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP) service line. The team will consist of Neurosurgery APPs who will support the Hendrick Clinic Neurosurgeons by providing healthcare to patients in the hospital and clinic setting. The APP responsibilities will include :
- Inpatient rounding
- Inpatient consults
- ED consults
- Call coverage
- Providing support in the OR
- Conducting follow-up visits in the clinic
Functions according to the established standards and practices of medicine for Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners in the State of Texas. Nurse Practitioners must have their Surgical First Assist (SFA).
About Hendrick Health
Hendrick Health was founded in 1924 as a not-for-profit healthcare institution in response to a community need for quality healthcare. Throughout the decades, Hendrick has grown with the community, offering a wide range of comprehensive healthcare services to the Texas Midwest. In 2020, Hendrick Medical Center became Hendrick Health and expanded to a three-hospital system—Hendrick Medical Center and Hendrick Medical Center South in Abilene; and Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood in Brownwood.
Hendrick Health is the only healthcare organization worldwide to be honored with the Gallup Great Workplace Award every year since it was first awarded. Hendrick has received the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award 17 years in a row, the 2021 Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work for the second year, the 2020 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired, Level 8 Acute recognition, as well as its ongoing Pathway to Excellence designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
The mission created more than 98 years ago continues today, and it will remain so as Hendrick Health moves into the future “striving to deliver high-quality healthcare emphasizing excellence and compassion consistent with the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.” Hendrick Health is a non-profit hospital where all profits are invested back into the system for purchasing equipment or expanding our facilities.
Abilene Community
Abilene, Texas is a regional center of higher education and the Arts. This midsized city is home to 120K people with a 24-county regional draw of 400K. The people distinguish themselves as being warm, friendly, and open to accepting new people and ideas. It is a charming, safe community and a fine place to raise a family. The three private universities in Abilene add to the city’s cultural affairs and activities.
Abilene, Texas is located in the Texas Midwest just two hours west of the Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex. The City of Abilene offers a high quality of life and low cost of living. It’s a great and safe place to raise a family – a small-town atmosphere with all the big city conveniences.
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Salary : $2,500
