🧠 Now Hiring: Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Location: Colorado
Position Type: Locum or Contract | Night Shifts

We are actively seeking an experienced Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner to support overnight coverage in a fast-paced, hospital-based setting. This role is ideal for an NP with a strong background in neurosurgical care, trauma response, and surgical first assist experience.

🕐 Schedule:

• Night Shifts: 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM (12-hour shifts)
• On-Site Call Required: Provider must remain on site to respond to emergent cases
• Up to 20 shifts per month available

🔍 Key Responsibilities:

• Provide in-house neurosurgical support and respond to emergency consults
• First assist in surgeries when needed (NP First Assist preferred)
• Manage inpatient and ICU neurosurgical patients alongside the surgical team
• Support admissions, coordinate care, and ensure continuity for trauma and critical cases
• Supervise or support care on days when physician coverage is limited
• Collaborate with hospital staff, radiology, and ICU teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes

⚙️ Practice Snapshot:

• Patient Mix: Adult (98%), Pediatric (2%), Trauma-focused (90%)
• Setting: 100% hospital-based
• Average daily volume per physician:
  • Surgeries: 3
  • Patients: 10–25
  • Admissions: 3–5
  • ICU patients: ~3
• Tools & Systems: EPIC EMR; lab & imaging on-site

💡 Preferred Clinical Experience:

• General Neurosurgery – Adult & Trauma
• Cerebrovascular procedures (Open & Endovascular)
• Carotid or vertebral artery surgery, aneurysm clipping
• Spinal surgery – with and without instrumentation
• ICP monitor placement
• Previous in-house night shift experience strongly preferred

✅ Requirements:

• Board Certified Nurse Practitioner – Required
• Active CO license or Compact License – Required
• Proven experience in neurosurgery and hospital-based acute care
• Confident working independently overnight and managing emergent cases on-site

If you're a skilled and confident NP with a strong neurosurgical background, ready to take on challenging and meaningful overnight work—this is your opportunity to make a real impact.