Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for Orthopedics Trauma
About The Position
Job Summary: The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) will provide a wide range of pre, peri, and post-operative care to orthopedic surgical patients. The NP or PA will participate under the supervising surgeon's direct, general, or personal supervision in the office and hospital settings. Essential Functions: Formulate treatment plans to address clinical issues from patients, office, and hospital staff to include phone, electronic, or face-to-face inquiries Application of cast and splinting (if orthopedic) Perform procedures at various hospital settings under physician supervision (direct/indirect) commensurate with training, experience, and/or credentialing Other duties as assigned and requested by surgical team members Admitting patients and placing admission orders. Performing detailed History & Physicals. Performing Consultations. Performing Progress notes and inpatient rounding Performing outpatient clinic exams Discharging patients, placing discharge orders, and writing discharge summaries. Initial and ongoing assessment of the patient’s medical, physical, and psychosocial status. Making appropriate referrals to other health professionals and community agencies. Ordering and interpreting diagnostic laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging studies. Developing and implementing treatment plans. Ordering medications and writing prescriptions by word of mouth, telephone or other means of communication. PAs and NPs may prescribe controlled substances with a current DEA. Placing perioperative orders. Placing transfer orders. Performing bedside procedures to include wound debridement, incision, drainage, biopsies, etc. Complete all documentation within 48 hours of the encounter Comply with local billing/coding regulations First or second assist for minor and major procedures/surgeries Wound care: debridement, irrigation, closure, bandaging Repair of lacerations: simple, intermediate, complex Nasogastric tube insert/removal Urinary bladder catheterization insert/removal Venipuncture Control of hemorrhage Collection of specimens Drain removal Dye injections Casting and splinting Local anesthesia Removal of foreign bodies Wound vac placement and removal Electrocardiogram Reduction of dislocations and fractures Joint injections
Requirements
- Must have a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations
- Working knowledge of medical terminology
- Good phone skills
- Excellent Customer Service
- Organized
- sets priorities, and able to multi-task
- Baccalaureate Degree or higher in Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Studies or related degree
- Completion of an AANP-approved program or PA-approved program with 60 hours of didactical training in pharmacology
- Current NP or PA licensure.
- Current certification by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
- 1-3 years of surgery experience or completion of an NP or PA surgical residency program
- Experience in orthopedic surgery and trauma patient care
Responsibilities
- Formulate treatment plans to address clinical issues from patients, office, and hospital staff to include phone, electronic, or face-to-face inquiries
- Application of cast and splinting (if orthopedic)
- Perform procedures at various hospital settings under physician supervision (direct/indirect) commensurate with training, experience, and/or credentialing
- Other duties as assigned and requested by surgical team members
- Admitting patients and placing admission orders.
- Performing detailed History & Physicals.
- Performing Consultations.
- Performing Progress notes and inpatient rounding
- Performing outpatient clinic exams
- Discharging patients, placing discharge orders, and writing discharge summaries.
- Initial and ongoing assessment of the patient’s medical, physical, and psychosocial status.
- Making appropriate referrals to other health professionals and community agencies.
- Ordering and interpreting diagnostic laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging studies.
- Developing and implementing treatment plans.
- Ordering medications and writing prescriptions by word of mouth, telephone or other means of communication.
- PAs and NPs may prescribe controlled substances with a current DEA.
- Placing perioperative orders.
- Placing transfer orders.
- Performing bedside procedures to include wound debridement, incision, drainage, biopsies, etc.
- Complete all documentation within 48 hours of the encounter
- Comply with local billing/coding regulations
- First or second assist for minor and major procedures/surgeries
- Wound care: debridement, irrigation, closure, bandaging
- Repair of lacerations: simple, intermediate, complex
- Nasogastric tube insert/removal
- Urinary bladder catheterization insert/removal
- Venipuncture
- Control of hemorrhage
- Collection of specimens
- Drain removal
- Dye injections
- Casting and splinting
- Local anesthesia
- Removal of foreign bodies
- Wound vac placement and removal
- Electrocardiogram
- Reduction of dislocations and fractures
- Joint injections
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
