Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant (Total Joint & Adult Reconstruction)

HealthOp Solutions•Sun City West, AZ

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a highly respected, fellowship-trained Total Joint and Adult Reconstruction Surgeon in a collaborative orthopedic practice focused on delivering exceptional musculoskeletal care. This position offers a meaningful combination of clinic autonomy, surgical involvement, and inpatient care, giving you the opportunity to support patients throughout their orthopedic journey. You will maintain an independent clinic schedule while working closely with the surgeon and broader care team to evaluate new and established patients, manage acute and chronic orthopedic concerns, provide pre- and postoperative care, and support continuity of care. You will also participate in hospital rounding and a shared inpatient and outpatient call rotation. Approximately 1.5 days each week are spent in the operating room, providing direct surgical support and first-assist coverage. For Nurse Practitioners, completion of an RN First Assist program meeting AORN Standards is required to perform first-assist responsibilities. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced surgical APP who enjoys combining hands-on procedural exposure with independent patient management and wants to deepen their expertise in Total Joint and Adult Reconstruction.

Requirements

At least 1 year of surgical experience as an NP or PA
Clinical confidence in a surgical and orthopedic care environment
Ability to manage patients independently while collaborating closely with a surgeon
Strong patient education, communication, and continuity-of-care skills
Comfort moving between clinic, hospital, and operating room responsibilities
A team-oriented, adaptable approach to patient care
Minimum 1 year of surgical experience
Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program
NP candidates must have completed an RN First Assist program meeting AORN Standards to perform required first-assist responsibilities
Current CPR and ACLS certification

Nice To Haves

Previous orthopedic or musculoskeletal experience
Total Joint or Adult Reconstruction experience
Experience managing preoperative and postoperative surgical patients
Experience with hospital rounding and inpatient orthopedic care
Master's degree for Physician Assistant candidates

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients through comprehensive histories, physical examinations, and assessment of health status and treatment progress
Diagnose and manage acute and chronic orthopedic conditions within the APP scope of practice
Order, review, and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies and develop treatment plans in collaboration with the supervising surgeon
Maintain an independent outpatient clinic schedule and manage new, established, preoperative, and postoperative patients
Administer injections and medications and perform appropriate office-based procedures, including wound care and suturing
Assist the surgeon in the operating room, including first-assist responsibilities as appropriately credentialed
Perform hospital rounds and coordinate inpatient and postoperative care
Triage patient calls and address clinical concerns in person and by phone
Participate in the shared inpatient and outpatient call rotation, including scheduled after-hours and weekend coverage
Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, procedures, recovery, treatment plans, and ongoing care
Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members to promote coordinated patient care
Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation and strict patient confidentiality