Position Summary

The Neurology Advanced Practice Provider (APP) functions as an integral member of the neurology care team, providing comprehensive inpatient care across the Neurology Consult Service and the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU). This role includes evaluation, diagnosis, and management of patients with a wide range of neurologic conditions, with a focused emphasis on seizure disorders and epilepsy. The APP collaborates closely with attending neurologists, residents, nursing, and interdisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.

Primary Responsibilities

Neurology Consult Service

• Perform initial and follow-up neurologic evaluations for inpatient consults across medical services, surgical service, and critical care settings
• Obtain detailed neurologic histories and perform comprehensive neurologic examinations
• Formulate differential diagnoses and implement management plans under attending physician supervision
• Order and interpret diagnostic studies including laboratory tests, neuroimaging, and EEG results
• Document consult notes and daily progress notes in the electronic medical record
• Communicate recommendations clearly to primary teams and coordinate ongoing care
• Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds and handoffs
• Educate patients and families on their child's neurological condition

Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU)

• Provide ongoing clinical management of patients admitted for long-term video EEG monitoring
• Management of patients in the EMU for spell capture, seizure characterization, anti-seizure medication titration or wean, and presurgical epilepsy evaluation
• Assist with antiepileptic medication adjustments, seizure provocation protocols, and rescue therapy as indicated
• Respond to seizure events and collaborate with EMU nursing and EEG technologists during monitoring
• Review EEG findings with attending epileptologists and incorporate results into care plans
• Educate patients and families regarding epilepsy, seizure safety, and treatment plans
• Support discharge planning and ensure appropriate outpatient follow-up

Additional Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, EEG technologists, pharmacists, social work, and case management.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, patient safety efforts, and service development
• Provide patient and family education regarding neurologic conditions and treatment plans
• Serve as a clinical resource for hospital staff regarding neurologic concerns
• Precept or educate learners as appropriate (APP students, residents, new APPs)

Qualifications

Required

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program
• Current OH licensure (or eligibility) as a PA or NP
• National certification (NCCPA, AANP, or ANCC as applicable)
• BLS, ACLS and PALS required
• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and communication skills

Preferred

• Experience in neurology, epilepsy, or acute care medicine
• Acute care NP certification for nurse practitioners (if applicable)
• Ability to function independently while collaborating within a team-based model

Work Environment & Schedule

• Inpatient hospital-based position
• Coverage includes Neurology Consult Service and EMU
• Schedule includes 3-12-hour, day shift coverage of weekday, weekends (every other), and holidays
• Orientation will be 5 days a week for the 1^st 4 months (8a-5pm)

Why You will Love This Job

• Practice real neurology. Manage complex inpatient consults and seizure patients while practicing at the top of your license.
• Rare EMU experience. Get hands on? exposure to video EEG monitoring, seizure management, and epilepsy care-skills that set you apart.
• Strong team support. Work beside neurologists?, epileptologists, EEG technologists, and experienced APPs in a truly collaborative environment.
• Built-in? learning and growth. Structured onboarding, mentorship, and ongoing education help you grow your neurology expertise with confidence.
• Engaging without burnout. Intellectual variety from consults and EMU care, 3 12-hour shifts and team-based approach
• Meaningful patient impact. Help patients and families find answers, clarity, and safe, effective seizure care.

If you are an APP who enjoys complex thinking, teamwork, and developing specialty expertise, this role was built for you.

Full Time

FTE: 0.900000

Status: Onsite

About Akron Children's - Physician Recruitment

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