Physician assistant/nurse practitioner - spine surgery - part time - grand rapids, mi

Spine Trauma Consult Service - Part Time

The Neurosciences Service Line at Corewell Health is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our growing Spine Trauma Consult APP team. As West Michigan’s leading spine referral center, the spine surgery department functions within our multidisciplinary team to provide quality spine care. The spine trauma consult team provides consultation and inpatient floor coverage at Butterworth Hospital and outpatient trauma follow up care at the Spine Center at the Blodgett professional building. New APP's can expect a 4-6 month training process. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work independently after appropriate training & demonstrate excellent clinical acumen. This position plays an integral role in the spine team and works collaboratively & cohesively with our spine surgeons.

Responsibilities/Expectations

• Two 10-hour shifts/week (hours 7am to 5pm)
• No call
• Non-surgical position
• Weekend coverage – rotating inpatient and weekend shifts (1 in 4 weekends)
• Holiday coverage – is 1 system holidays per year
• Management of primary spine surgery ICU & floor patients
• Completing spine surgery consults
• Collaboration with other providers & members of our health care team to deliver quality & safe patient care

Qualifications:

Nurse Practitioner:

• Required Master's Degree Nurse Practitioners who obtained their education and certification after 2000 must show evidence of completion of a master’s, post-master’s or doctorate from a Nurse Practitioner program that is accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
• 3 years of relevant experience current, relevant clinical experience
• Previous experience functioning in a collaborative role as a Nurse Practitioner
• LIC-Nurse Practitioner (NP) - State of Michigan
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS)
• CRT-Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS)

Physician Assistant:

• Required Master's Degree Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program
• LIC-Physician Assistant - State of Michigan
• CRT-Physician Asst Certified (PA-C) - NCCPA National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS)
• CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS)
• CRT-Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

About Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan, boasting a vibrant downtown scene with hundreds of local restaurants and craft breweries. It is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, the fastest growing major city in Michigan, and one of the fastest growing cities in the Midwest. A global canvas of creativity and community, Grand Rapids is home to ArtPrize, concert and theater venues, museums, Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, city owned parks, and is located just 30 minutes away from the beautiful west Michigan lakeshore. With a growing metro area population of over 1 million people, Grand Rapids has been recently identified by Forbes as the #1 best city to raise a family based on cost of living, housing affordability, commute, and education. In 2022, US News ranked Grand Rapids 16th best place to live in the United States out of 150 metro areas.