Advanced Practice Provider – Orthopaedics Emergency Room

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

15h

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a key member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team in the inpatient acute care setting, collaborating with physicians and other care providers to manage a distinct patient population. The APP provides specialized care for hospitalized patients and supports high-quality, evidence-based medical services. The role requires adherence to established clinical pathways and protocols, advanced medical knowledge, clinical and technical competence, sound judgment, and professional communication. The APP is responsible for timely, compliant documentation and participates in professional development and competency validation. The position is within Vanderbilt’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, whose faculty provide subspecialty expertise across all nine orthopaedic surgical disciplines and are committed to patient care, education, research, and inquiry. The role is scheduled for three 12-hour shifts per week, from 12 p.m. to midnight. Applicants must be licensed to see patients of all ages.

Requirements

Licensure to see patients of all ages.
Tennessee licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, and Tennessee Registered Nurse licensure, as listed in the position qualifications.
Master's degree.
Relevant work experience; the listed experience level is less than one year.

Responsibilities

Obtain and document health histories; perform and document complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific examinations, assessments, and plans of care.
In collaboration with the healthcare team, provide primary, acute, and complex care; manage patients’ overall care and identify expected outcomes for diagnoses.
Order, perform, interpret, and collect data using appropriate assessment techniques, diagnostic information, and procedures.
Develop differential diagnoses and treat acute and chronic conditions.
Prescribe pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, and surgical therapeutic interventions needed to achieve expected outcomes.
Use evidence-based, approved practice protocols to plan and implement care.
Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations.
Provide specialty-specific consultation services upon request and within the scope of practice.
Facilitate transitions between and within healthcare settings, including admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
Document findings, assessments, and plans of care in the electronic health record.
Maintain current evidence-based knowledge and participate in professional development, competency validation, and activities that influence advanced practice.

Benefits

Affordable high-quality health plan options.
Dental and/or vision plan.
403(b) retirement plan.
Paid time off (flex PTO).
Tuition reimbursement.
Adoption assistance, subject to maximums.
Short- and long-term disability.
Subsidized backup childcare.
Inpatient nursing supplemental pay program (ask about current offering).
Other employee benefits, potentially including health, disability, retirement, and wellness offerings.