Description
CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado TM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.
CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation's largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.
We are seeking a dedicated Surgical APP to support our high-volume neurosurgical practice. This role offers a balanced mix of responsibilities, including first assisting in the operating room, patient rounds, and clinic duties. As part of a cohesive team comprising three surgeons, clinical APPs, inpatient APPs, and surgical APPs, you will play a pivotal role in patient care and surgical support. This specific role would be working with one surgeon and two surgical APPs, with a primary spine focus.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide first assist in neurosurgical procedures, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
- Conduct patient rounds in the ICU and inpatient units, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
- Manage a diverse clinic schedule, including new consults, established follow ups, pre and post-operative follow ups.
- Participate in on-call rotations, covering nights and weekends, with associated compensation.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of patient care protocols and quality improvement initiatives.
