APP - Orthopedic Urgent Care
About The Position
At Summit Orthopedics, we recognize the significance each member of the Summit Family has as they impact one another and our patients on a daily basis. Be part of a patient-first environment that lives into our values of: Compassion, Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration, Stewardship and Innovation and a place where staff members feel respected and find a strong sense of purpose in their roles, contributing to a familial atmosphere characterized by mutual respect and enjoyment. Practices medicine with physician supervision in an orthopedic urgent care setting including conducting examinations and writing prescriptions. Within physician–advanced practice provider relationship, APPs exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. May include responsibility for education, research, and administrative services.
Requirements
- Practices medicine with physician supervision in an orthopedic urgent care setting including conducting examinations and writing prescriptions.
- Within physician–advanced practice provider relationship, APPs exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.
- May include responsibility for education, research, and administrative services.
- Providers (PA/NP) – that will work in non-Summit locations may need to be fully vaccinated or have been granted an approved medical or religious exemption prior to start date.
Responsibilities
- Conducts physical exams, taking medical history, image interpretation and patient evaluation/care. Consults with physician as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated cases or cases that are not a routine part of an APP’s scope of work.
- Orders diagnostic tests and scans and prescribes medications.
- Administer injections, participate in suture and dressing removal and manage simple fracture management/cast application and removal.
- Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems. Responds to emergencies including use of CPR.
- Establishes activity and work restrictions and/or return to work plans
- Counsels patient/family on preventive health care, including pre- and post- operative education.
- Documents patient information and care in medical record.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- disability
- life insurance
- paid time off
- 401(k)/profit sharing retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
