Nurse Practitioner - Neurocritical Care

Job Description

Description

Neurocritical care Nurse Practitioner will work autonomously, and in collaboration with other providers to treat and manage neurology patients in our Neuro ICU.

PeaceHealth is a dedicated comprehensive stroke center seeing over 800 strokes/year. As the dominant Stroke program in the Willamette Valley we see, ischemic stroke, intracerebral, subarachnoid, subdural hemorrhages, neurologic emergencies (status epilepticus) traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, neuromuscular and neuroimmunologic diseases. We serve a large rural catchment area including the southwest, coastal Oregon as well as the surrounding Eugene/Springfield communities and regularly get referrals from critical access hospitals located in these areas. PeaceHealth is also a Level 2 trauma center with a focus on individualized patient care and safety. Neurocritical Care experience preferred.

Practice Highlights:

• 7 on-7 off schedule
• 8-12 patients/shift
• Collaborative team of NeuroHospitalists, Neurointensivists, NeuroInterventionalists and Neurosurgeons
• Multidisciplinary team to support the Neurocritical Care team
• EPIC EMR

Springfield is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, also known as, Oregon wine country. Two rivers run through the community, the Willamette River, and McKenzie River. Bike, walk or run the Middle Fork Path along the Willamette river, or spend the day fishing on the McKenzie river. Springfield has a flourishing downtown and fast becoming a must visit for it’s culinary experience! Immersed in art, take the outdoor mural tour, or stay inside at the Emerald Art Center. We have one of the most desirable locations in the Pacific Northwest to live, work, and play.

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend is a state-of-the-art regional medical center. On the leading edge of evidence-based hospital design, and creating a patient-centered, healing environment with a strong focus on quality clinical outcomes and patient safety.

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