Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Associate), Neurosciences Stepdown Unit

Job description

Department Overview The Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine is integral to the healthcare, education, and research missions at OHSU. We provide clinical services at OHSU hospitals and collaborate with the VA Portland Health Care System and community hospitals. We specialize in providing excellent perioperative care and anesthesia services to our patients using state-of-the-art technology and pharmacologic tools with an emphasis on patient safety. Pre-operative assessment is facilitated by electronic data collecting systems and is integral to minimizing patient risk. In the operating rooms our anesthesiologists work in care teams with our fellows, residents, and nurse anesthetists as well as independently. Pre- and post-operative care is under the medical supervision of our department. We play a prominent role in the caring for patients in the cardiovascular, neurosciences, and virtual intensive care units. In the ICU our team includes anesthesiology intensivists, critical care fellows, physician assistants/nurse practitioners, and residents. The role of our team in the ICUs is comprehensive and critical to achieving the highest quality outcomes for our patients. T...