Advanced Practice Provider (NP, PA) - Stroke Neurology or Neuro ICU

Position Overview

Qualifications

• Board certification and valid state licensure as Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Ideal Candidate

• Strong clinical skills in patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment
• Neurology or critical care experience preferred but not required, we will train the right candidate
• Ability to work autonomously and efficiently in high-pressure environment
• More about the positions can be found on job postings https://www.queens.org/careers/jobs/

Inpatient Stroke Neurology APP Responsibilities -

• Respond to and evaluate acute stroke alerts/stroke codes
• Perform comprehensive neurological assessments
• Assist with thrombolytic eligibility evaluation and thrombectomy triage
• Manage general stroke consults across inpatient units and emergency department
• Procedures including: lumbar puncture/drain placement
• *Anticipate transition to primary stroke service in 2027 which will include admission and discharge to hospital, care coordination and multidisciplinary rounding*

Neurocritical Care (Neuro ICU) APP Responsibilities -

• Manage critically ill neurological and neurosurgical patients in the neuro ICU
• Perform daily rounding, assessments, care plan development in collaboration with neurointensivists
• Manage patients with conditions including ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, status epilepticus and post-operative neurosurgical care
• Responsible for ICU admissions, transfers and discharges
• Procedures including: arterial lines, central venous catheters, EVD management, ventilator management, intubation, lumbar puncture/drain placement
• Schedule & Flexibility for ICU & Stroke Positions
• All APPs within Stroke & ICU teams join the team as day/night rotators to maintain scheduling equity and cross-coverage expertise. Most new hires begin a predominantly night-based schedule, which offers:
• Reduced monthly shift requirement (10 shifts in a 4 week schedule period compared to 12)
• Night shift differential compensation
• High-acuity learning and clinical autonomy opportunities
• *As providers gain seniority within the team, they gain increased flexibility in schedule prefences and rotation distribution*