Neurology, Neurology Nurse Practitioner
Company: CommonSpirit Health
Location: Chattanooga
Posted on: July 18, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Responsibilities The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is
responsible for utilizing training and skills to provide direct
outpatient care under the supervision of a physician. The neurology
NP is qualified to assess, diagnose, and treat disorders of stroke
and vascular neurological. The NPs primary responsibilities
include, but are not limited to, performing clinic consultations
for hospital follow-up post-stroke and TIA patients. Population
includes patients that have previously received IV thrombolytic,
mechanical thrombectomy, aneurysm embolization or other
neurosurgical procedures. Essential Key Job Responsibilities -
Obtain medical histories when necessary. - Perform physical exams
(within established protocol). - Diagnose, treat and monitor acute
and chronic diseases (within protocol guidelines). - Order and
interpret diagnostic tests. - Prescribe or recommend medications
for prescription for medications and treatment (within protocol
guidelines). - Responds to emergency situations in an appropriate
manner. - Promote positive lifestyle habits to all patients through
education and counseling. - Assure the supervising physician
reviews and signs off 20% of charts. - Maintain patients privacy
and confidentiality. - Work closely with other nurses to assure
patient flow is efficient. - Consult with the supervising doctor
regarding patient symptoms to assure proper diagnosis and plan of
treatment. - Provide comprehensive teaching to patients and
families. - Responds to patient telephone calls (within clinic
protocol timeframe) - Adjudicates incoming referrals (within clinic
protocol) - Adjudicates ambulatory cardiac monitoring result
reports (per written protocol) - Communicates with referring
providers, as necessary - Reviews diagnostic testing results such
as labs and imaging reports (within clinic protocol timeframe) -
Completes paperwork such as FMLA and disability requests (within
clinic protocol timeframe) - Oversees clinical data collection (ie
for quality improvement or database reporting) - Conducts relevant
research. - Participate in quality improvement. - Attends meetings
as requested. - Performs other duties as assigned Qualifications
Required Education - Graduate of a MSN Nurse Practitioner training
Program - Required Licensure and Certifications - State APRN
License required - AHA BLS Preferred Qualifications - Two years
experience as a full-time Nurse Practitioner, preferably in
outpatient neurology / neurosurgery Overview Memorial Health
Partners and CHI Memorial Hospital, now part of CommonSpirit Health
formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity
Health, is once again the only hospital in the Chattanooga area to
be named a Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report. We
are proud to be the regional referral center of choice providing
health care throughout Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia. HEC
Pay Range $45.96 - $54.13 /hour
Keywords: CommonSpirit Health, Huntsville , Neurology, Neurology Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare , Chattanooga, Alabama
