Neuroscience APP Fellowship

SUMMARY

The Norman Prince Neuroscience Institute’s Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Program offers a fully benefitted 12-month position designed to provide post-graduate training to new Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) who wish to transition into specialty care within the neurosciences. The goal is to provide support and training during transition to practice, allowing APP Fellows to build confidence and knowledge in the clinical specialties of Neurology and Neurosurgery. The Fellowship teaches the core competencies for specialty certification and offers the opportunity for APPs to gain in-depth exposure to complex specialty care and systems. Preference is given to candidates willing to be hired into open positions once completing the fellowship.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

Curriculum

The curriculum integrates didactic training within clinical rotations that feature a mix of practice-based patient care, case-based learning, one-on-one mentoring, and supervision. Content is aligned with education and practice guidelines supported by the American Academy of Neurology for the education of post-graduate residents and fellows. The curriculum includes the following areas of study. Areas of rotation include the following:

• Inpatient Stroke Service
• Inpatient General Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Neuro Critical Care Unit
• Neurointerventional Radiology
• Outpatient Neurology & Neurosurgery
• Pediatric Neurology

Supervision

During rotations, participants will practice autonomously with close supervision and mentorship of attending physicians, residents, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. You will meet individually with the fellowship program coordinator throughout the program with formalized feedback at three, six, and nine months into the program.

Job Specific

• Rotating schedule to mostly mirror that of the preceptor. Weekend work required.
• Learn and master the neurologic exam.
• Gain an understanding of neuroradiology basics.
• Care for patients with a variety of neurologic and neurosurgical conditions.
• Understand and coordinate care for patients in neurologic emergencies such as a stroke or seizure.
• Introduction to neurointerventional radiology procedures and techniques.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Licensure/Certification/Education

• Masters’ prepared NP or PA from accredited program
• RI license
• BLS
• CLS

PAY RANGE

LOCATION

Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

WORK TYPE

M-F 8-5 or 7a-730p, occasional weekends

WORK SHIFT

Variable

DAILY HOURS

8 and 12 hours

DRIVING REQUIRED

No

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