Nurse Practitioner - North Chelmsford, MA

Spire Orthopedic Partners•Chelmsford, MA

10d•$118,300 - $177,400•Onsite

About The Position

Orthopaedic Surgical Associates (OSA) has an excellent opportunity for a full-time Nurse Practitioner to join its dynamic and growing team. This role will provide both clinical and surgical support, working closely with a busy foot and ankle surgeon, in a collaborative, high volume practice. The position offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including four weeks of paid time off and a generous continuing education allowance. OSA is a premier orthopaedic surgery practice dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care to patients across the Merrimack Valley, southern New Hampshire, and communities northwest of Boston. Founded in Lowell in 1987, the practice has grown to include fifteen physicians. The Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive clinical and surgical support, including inpatient foot and ankle infection consultations, postoperative care, office-based patient care, hospital rounding, and surgical assistance.

Requirements

Board Certified Nurse Practitioner
Massachusetts licensure
Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
Experience in vascular, diabetic foot, wound care
Demonstrated ability to evaluate infections in hospitalized patients
Ability to distinguish infection from non-infected wounds, recognize signs of deep infection or impaired perfusion, and seeking physician evaluation when appropriate.
Ability to assess patients, review labs, imaging, and cultures, develop and communicate a clear assessment and proposed plan, and reliably follow through.
Must be organized, efficient, and receptive to feedback.

Nice To Haves

Prior relevant NP experience is strongly preferred.
Prior OR and suturing experience is preferred.
An interest in expanding their foot and ankle skills.

Responsibilities

Assist with new consultations, daily rounds, and inpatient follow-up.
Coordinate care with hospitalists, infectious disease, vascular surgery, nursing, and case management, including discharge and follow-up planning.
Manage messages and clinical inbox, respond to routine inpatient questions through TigerText or other hospital communication channels, and escalate urgent issues promptly.
Track results, orders, and unresolved questions to completion.
Evaluate postoperative patients and established follow-ups, assess healing and complications, and provide appropriate dressing, suture, and wound care.
Assisting in the OR with exposure, retraction, and closure within approved privileges.