APP Orthopedic Surgery - Advanced Practice Provider - Wesley Chapel / Wiregrass

Florida Medical Clinic • Wesley Chapel, FL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Position Summary:
Title: ARNP, PAC, Nurse Practitioner, Physicians Assistant, APP, Advanced Practice Provider
Department: Orthopedics
Location: This position will initially be housed in the Wesley Chapel location until construction is complete at our brand new Wiregrass location
Setting: Walk In location
Why is Florida Medical Clinic Orlando Health your best place to work?
- Education & Career Growth – Tuition reimbursement, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and leadership development programs.- Health & Wellness – Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, free virtual visits, and well-being programs.- Financial & Retirement – Up to 5% employer match on retirement contributions.- Work-Life Balance – Four weeks of paid parental leave, PTO, and flexible leave options.- Family & Pet Support – Fertility benefits, adoption assistance, backup care for children/elders/pets, and pet insurance.

Requirements

• MN or MSN or DNP or PhD or DNS degree in nursing required or Graduate of accredited physician assistant program.
• Maintain current physician assistant licensure or Florida ARNP License in State of Florida.
• If a Physician Assistant : Maintains NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants).
• If a Nurse Practitioner : Maintains national advanced certification from an approved nursing specialty board.
• Maintains BLS certification.
• Maintains ACLS, NRP, PALS certification as required by department.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Five (5) years of APP experience to include two (2) years in ortho.

Responsibilities

• Manages patients with the highest degree of independence in provision of patient care services with minimal physician supervision and in a highly specialized area and across the continuum.
• Assesses the physical and psychosocial status of patients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, diagnostic studies and recognizes deviations from the normal.
• Develops a diagnosis and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to formulate and implements the treatment plan.
• Surgically close wounds, incision and drainage, debridement, dressing (the surgeon must remain in the immediate area).
• Scrub with collaborating surgeon in operating room.
• Performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as credentialed, in diagnosing medical and surgical problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.
• Implements appropriate management based on laboratory results, physical assessment, routine diagnostic and follow-up studies, therapeutic measures, admission and discharge care in accordance with evidence based medicine.
• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves patient care issues to foster significant improvement in patient care and outcomes.
• Dictates and documents in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs patient education and maintains provision of preventive health services.
• Conducts or participates in multidisciplinary rounds.
• Participates in the department call rotation and/ or weekend/ holiday rounding as required.
• prescribe medication.
• Participates in quality initiatives to ensure consistent attainment of key quality indicators.
• Supports IRB approved clinical research/trials through a variety of activities including but not limited to: ordering diagnostic tests, prescreening patients, recording laboratory and diagnostic results, administering therapeutic interventions per trial protocols and documenting outcomes per hospital and trial protocols.
• Acts as an advanced resource for the specialty area
• Perform minor bedside procedures that are appropriate to the specialty patient population and independent of the physician

Benefits

• Education & Career Growth – Tuition reimbursement, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and leadership development programs.
• Health & Wellness – Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, free virtual visits, and well-being programs.
• Financial & Retirement – Up to 5% employer match on retirement contributions.
• Work-Life Balance – Four weeks of paid parental leave, PTO, and flexible leave options.
• Family & Pet Support – Fertility benefits, adoption assistance, backup care for children/elders/pets, and pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level