Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - General Surgery

Mayo Clinic • Mankato, MN

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About The Position

The Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato General Surgery/Trauma Department is hiring for a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner. The current practice consists of 5 General Surgeons, including trauma, bariatric, and colorectal surgeons as well as 5 NP/PA’s. Due to relocation, the practice is looking to replace a PA/NP to maintain practice standards. The role would be include operative first assist, inpatient management, and ambulatory care patient responsibilities. During the selection process you may participate in an OnDemand (pre-recorded) interview that you can complete at your convenience. During the OnDemand interview, a question will appear on your screen, and you will have time to consider each question before responding. You will have the opportunity to re-record your answer to each question – Mayo Clinic will only see the final recording. The complete interview will be reviewed by a Mayo Clinic staff member and you will be notified of next steps.

Requirements

• Nurse Practitioner: Masters-prepared graduate of an accredited school of nursing and Nurse Practitioner program.
• Current MN RN and APRN license and certification as an FNP or ACNP.
• Physician Assistant: Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program with current PA certification by NCCPA and registration as a PA by the MN State Board of Medical Practice.
• Active BLS certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross at start date required.

Nice To Haves

• 2 years' experience preferred.
• Previous first assist experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Patient evaluations, such as, consultations and post-surgical care
• Functioning as first assist in the operating room
• Acute management of patients during level red trauma activations
• Ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic tests
• Formulating a diagnostic impression
• Developing and implementing a treatment plan
• Monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions
• Prescription of pharmacological agents and non-pharmacological therapies
• Operative first assist
• Inpatient management
• Ambulatory care patient responsibilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees