Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Physical Medicine/TBI Outpatient (0.80 FTE)
We believe equity is essential for optimal health outcomes and are committed to achieve optimal health for all by actively eliminating barriers due to racism, poverty, gender identity, and other determinants of health. We are deeply committed to the goals of health equity and antiracism by teaching and working in an environment characterized by celebrating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We partner with our community, our patients, and their families to ensure access to outstanding care for everyone while improving health and wellness through teaching, patient and community education, and research (learn more here). Hennepin Healthcare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer: applicants from diverse backgrounds or historically under-resourced communities are especially encouraged to apply.
Hennepin Healthcare is seeking a part-time (0.80 FTE; full benefits) Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation team, supporting our TBI outpatient program. In this role, you will:
- Provide comprehensive, patient-centered care for individuals with traumatic brain injuries.
- Evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic medical conditions and formulate differential diagnoses through comprehensive history-taking, physical examinations, and diagnostic testing.
- Prescribe medications and make appropriate therapy and specialty referrals.
- Perform comprehensive initial and ongoing assessments of patients' medical, functional, and psychosocial status.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members and external agencies to ensure coordinated, high-quality, and continuous patient care.
- Identify needs of the individual, family or community, and develop individualized plans of care and education
About the Department
- Our TBI Outpatient Program became the first organization in the world to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) as a Concussion Specialty Program for Adolescents & Adults.
- Our Knapp Rehabilitation Center is an inpatient specialty program serving adolescent and adult patients various conditions that includes but not limited to traumatic brain injury, non-traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple trauma, spinal cord injury, burn, amputation, other neurological conditions.
Why You'll Love Working at Hennepin Healthcare
- Ability to work with patients from diverse socioeconomic, gender, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
- We are one of the few organizations in the Twin Cities with an Advanced Practice Professional Center dedicated to the growth and support of APPs.
- As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we are a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Our Office of Professional Worklife and other institutional supports are available to help with your sense of wellness; it is our firm belief that we must attend to our own well-being before we can care for others
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications
- Current (or eligibility for) license to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant in the State of Minnesota
Preferred Qualifications
- Clinical experience in traumatic brain injury, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, or neurorehabilitation.
- Prior experience as an APP
Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary setting
- Function as both individual performer and team player
SALARY
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant pay is based on year of licensure and specialty area. The grid below represents current pay rates for this position.
Years of LicensureHourly Rate2024 - Present$65.092022 - 2023$66.492020 - 2021$69.992017 - 2019$71.392012 - 2016$73.492011 & Earlier$75.59
Hennepin Healthcare (a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County) is a public, integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 473-bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Hennepin County. We partner with our community, our patients, and their families to ensure access to outstanding care for everyone while improving health and wellness through teaching, patient and community education, and research.
Offers of employment from Hennepin Healthcare are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background checks and pre-employment requirements. Positions at Hennepin Healthcare are credentialed through the Office of the Medical Staff according to their policies.