Neuro Critical Care Nights - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
- Piedmont Healthcare
- Atlanta, GA, USA
Job Description
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Neuro Critical Care Nights - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
Overview:
Piedmont Health System is currently recruiting Neurocritical Care APPs in Atlanta, Georgia. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of building a comprehensive stroke center program and grow the neurosciences service line with the vision to become the highest quality and largest program in Georgia.We have embarked on a 10-year expansion, starting with a new, 16-floor tower that will increase our capacity to care for our patients. This new tower will house up to 408 beds and 13 new operating rooms, for a 22% increase in Piedmont Atlantas capacity to care for patients and the community.
The service line includes neurosurgery, neuro hospitalist, and neuro intensivist services with a dedicated 10-bed neuro-ICU unit and thriving spine and brain tumor programs. A brand new 20-bed dedicated neuro-ICU unit will be constructed with anticipated completion in 2021 with expansion to 42 beds in 2022.
The neuro-ICU will have 24/7 in-house APP coverage and plans to develop a neurocritical care fellowship program. The neurosciences program shall include the development and growth of a clinical research program. The Piedmont system encompasses six Primary Stroke Centers and one thrombectomy-capable center.
- ClosedICU model with mandatory intensivist consult.
- Neuro Critical Care trained to perform procedures.
- Daily multidisciplinary rounding with the care team.
Perform procedures in the Neuro ICU.
Respond to Neurological emergencies.
Piedmont Benefits:
- Generous CME allowance
- Competitive compensation
- 401k with match
- EPIC
- Quality, Service and Reputation
Preferred Qualifications
1-2 years of Neuro Critical Care experience with a high degree of clinical judgment
Minimum Qualifications
Master, Bachelors Degree from an Accredited PA program and National Board Certification
--or--
Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as an NP by the State of Georgia with National Certification
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Piedmont is empowering Georgians by changing health care. We continue to fuel Georgia’s growth through safe, high-quality care close to home through an integrated health care system that provides a hassle-free, unified experience. We are a private, not-for-profit organization that for centuries has lived up to our purpose to make a positive difference in every life we touch in the communities we serve.
Across our 2,279 physical locations we care for more than 4.5 million patients and serve communities that comprise 85 percent of Georgia’s population. This includes 26 hospitals, Piedmont Urgent Care centers, 108 QuickCare locations, 2,171 Piedmont Clinic physician practices and nearly 3,600 Piedmont Clinic members. Our patients conveniently engage with Piedmont online, as they scheduled more than 562,000 online appointments and over 121,100 virtual visits.
With more than 47,000 care givers we are the largest Georgia-based employer of Georgians, who all came for the job, but stayed for the people. In 2024 and 2023, Piedmont has earned recognition from Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and also as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women. In 2022, Forbes ranked Piedmont on its list of the Best Large Employers in the United States. In addition, Piedmont provided nearly $607 million in community benefit programming and uncompensated care in Fiscal Year 2024.