Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner (Locum Tenens)

Job overview

The Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner (Locum Tenens) role is onsite in Friant, CA; compensation is not specified. The assignment is at a 265-bed acute care facility with a Level II trauma designation. The nurse practitioner provides neurosurgical coverage across inpatient and emergency department settings, rounding on and evaluating service patients, coordinating with the neurosurgeon on call, documenting care, entering orders, and evaluating new consults. The role supports coordinated care by communicating changes in care plans, neurological assessments, and clinical concerns to the on-call neurosurgeon.

What you'll do

• Provide day-shift neurosurgical coverage in inpatient and emergency department settings. Round on and evaluate neurosurgery patients
• coordinate with the neurosurgeon on call
• enter orders
• write progress, consultation, and discharge documentation
• remove drains as indicated
• evaluate new consults
• and communicate changes in care plans, neurological assessments, or clinical concerns.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

neurosurgery nurse practitioner

friant ca

locumtenens.com

inpatient

emergency department

day shift

neurosurgery

patient rounding

clinical documentation

level ii trauma

on-site

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• LocumTenens.com lists precision job matching, rapid credentialing with Axuall Digital Wallet, concierge support from a clinician deployment specialist, and a digital hub for assignment details.

Why this role

The facility is described as a 265-bed acute care facility with a Level II trauma designation; a neurosurgeon on call supports clinical operations.

About the employer

LocumTenens.com is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Outpatient Care Centers. Sector: 62.