*APP with Dementia Focus - Banner Alzheimer's Institute-Tucson

*APP with Dementia Focus - Banner Alzheimer's Institute-Tucson

NP/PA with Dementia Focus

Banner Alzheimer’s Institute

Tucson, AZ

Join the Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI) team! A leading international resource for Alzheimer's treatment and care with an urgent and remarkable mission: To end Alzheimer's before another generation is lost.

Excellent opportunity for a dynamic Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our highly trained medical team which includes neurologists, geriatric psychiatrists, and geriatricians.  Banner Health is recognized for its leadership and dedication to the communities we serve. Our NP/PA will be a participant of the well-managed care team. NP/PA will see patients in the clinic, serve as sub-investigator in some research trials, and also serve as a member of the Family and Community Services team, working with Social workers to ensure patient and their family are supported in all aspects.

• DEA with prescriptive authority required
• Experience preferred working with an older population and familiar with dementias (i.e. geriatrics, neurology, psychiatry/psychology, hospice/palliative)
• Full time clinic, some research
• M - F | 8a - 5p | Rotating Call (phone coverage)  

Banner Health offers competitive salary and recruitment incentives, along with an industry leading benefits package that provides security for you and your family, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and pharmacy plans 

• Paid time off plans

• Eligible for benefits coverage within 30 days

• Financial savings resources

• Career advancement and optimal work/life balance

• Employee Discounts

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, Banner Medical Group (BMG) recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds. BMG is an EEO/AA - M/W/D/V Employer.

Banner Alzheimer's Institute: A New Standard of Care

For patients and their families, health professionals, researchers and scientific collaborators, Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI) is a leading destination for Alzheimer's disease care and treatment through research.

BAI was established in 2006 as Banner Health's first Center of Excellence. Banner Health is one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the United States. Our team is uniquely, passionately and strategically committed to ending Alzheimer's without losing another generation and to providing an unparalleled model of care for families facing this devastating disease.

Alzheimer's disease takes a catastrophic toll on patients and their families. That's why Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI) has established a new standard of care that provides ongoing hope and help for patients and their families. BAI not only delivers groundbreaking research and medical services, we offer non-medical services and innovative programs to address the needs of patients and caregivers throughout the course of the illness.

We are a destination center for patients and families in Arizona and the nation by providing the following:  

• Complete medical, neurological and neuropsychological evaluations in our Stead Family Memory Center
• Unrivaled support services for patients and families to help identify, anticipate and address both their medical and non-medical needs as fully as possible
• Access to comprehensive information and resources
• Medication and non-medication treatments for patients' cognitive and non-cognitive behavioral problems
• One of the world's largest clinical trials programs, giving patients access to the most promising investigational treatments in research studies
• Access to one of the world's leading brain imaging programs for the study of Alzheimer's
• Specialized outreach programs for underserved and understudied minority communities

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