Outpatient Neurosurgery APP position in California

Job description

Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: 25 weeks | Schedule: Full time, M–F 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (no weekends, no holidays)

Overview:
Seeking an experienced APP (PA or NP) to join a high‑volume neuro‑spine outpatient clinic at an academic medical center (preferred). This is strictly outpatient — no OR or inpatient responsibilities. APPs support 5 surgeons and 2 physiatrists as part of a 7‑APP team with MAs and patient navigators.

Key Responsibilities:

Independently conduct patient consults, follow‑ups, and post‑op visits
Perform focused physical exams, triage calls, order and interpret imaging, and manage medications

Provide wound care, staple/drain removal, and other routine outpatient procedures
Potentially perform trigger point, hip, or knee injections if experienced (not required)
Coordinate care with surgeons, fellows, and clinic staff; document in Epic

Workload & Coverage:

Typical in‑person volume: 20–22 patients/day (up to ~26/day when including telehealth)
Coverage needed every week, Monday–Friday
Patient population: adult neuro‑spine surgery patients (surgical and non‑surgical)
APPs handle post‑op and follow‑up care; first visits and pre‑ops done by surgeons/fellows

Required Experience & Qualifications:

Strong outpatient experience managing ~20–25 patients/day
Background in neuro‑spine, neurosurgery, ortho spine, or pain management
Comfortable conducting consults independently and making clinical decisions
Experience with Epic EMR
Academic medical center experience strongly preferred

Preferred Experience with outpatient injection procedures (trigger point/hip/knee)
Prior work in a high‑volume specialty clinic supporting surgeons and physiatrists

APP will not be assigned OR time; OR cases are allocated to residents/fellows
This is a full‑time, weekday outpatient role only

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• 6 months with the option to extend
• Monday through Friday - 8 to 5, no weekends or holidays
• Neuro spine, neuro surg, ortho spine, or pain management exp accepted