POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** + Provide neurosurgical services in an inpatient setting + Work alongside attending physicians, fellows, and residents across the Neurological Surgery continuum of care **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** _Inpatient Responsibilities_ + Participates in daily morning and afternoon rounds + Provides daily care, which includes evaluating and managing patients, writing daily progress notes, and formulating/implementing plans + Coordinates patient care with other services (endocrinology, internal medicine, neurology, ENT, ID) + May perform the following procedures: lumbar punctures, drain removal (Subgaleal, JP, Hemovac), external ventricular drain placement and removal, lumbar drain placement and removal, shunt/Ommaya tapping, nasal endoscopy _Additional Responsibilities_ + Attends monthly Quality Improvement (QI) meetings and participates in ongoing QI research and projects + Partakes in monthly case presentations and journal clubs that are led by the APP with Physician support + Provides clinical mentoring to APP students and interns + Attends team educational conferences (M&M, surgical grand rounds, tumor boards) **REQUIREMENTS** + Current and valid Washington State ARNP licensure or Physician Assistant licensure + Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program or an accredited Physician Assistant Program + DEA prescriptive authority + BLS + ACLS + Previous neurosurgery experience preferred **ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY** The Department of Neurological Surgery at the UW Montlake and Northwest campuses provides patient care services for a broad range of neurological diseases and disorders. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.