Surgery - Neurovascular Physician

Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Facility: Level II Trauma Center
Schedule: 7-8 consecutive days/nights of 24-hour call shifts
Practice Setting: Adult inpatient, trauma, and elective neurosurgery
️ Neurosurgeons on Staff: 4
EMR: EPIC

• Adults only

• Dedicated Neuro-Ortho surgery team

• APP support for all cases

• Average 1 surgical case/day

• Cranial Burr Holes

• Intracranial Pressure Monitor insertion & management

• Intracranial Hemorrhage management

• Tumor Removal

• Bleed Control (Braid Bleed Stoppage)

• Trauma Repair

• Shunt Insertion/Revision

• Stereotactic Radiosurgery

• Traumatic Brain Injury management

• Neurocritical care management

• Ventricular Taps, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt management & reprogramming

• Ventriculostomy and External Ventricular Drain management

• Spine Surgery: Discectomy, Laminectomy, Spinal Fusion, Stabilization, Reconstruction

• Lumbar Puncture & Lumbar Drain Placement

• CSF Sampling from Shunts/Drains

• Interpretation & management of ICP and CPP data

• Board Certified or Board Eligible (ABNS) Required

• IA License or IMLC with Copy at Name Clear Required

• BLS, ACLS, PALS, APLS, NALS or ATLS Required

• Experience with adult trauma neurosurgery cases Required

• Comfortable with spinal/lumbar/thoracic instrumentation Required

• Must be available to cover all assigned call dates No exceptions