Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: General Surgery Advanced Practice Providers Job Summary: The Department of Surgery is accepting applications for a Physician Assistant in our Division of General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery. This position will include responsibilities primarily at our regional location, Wilson County. The Vanderbilt Colon and Rectal Surgery program and its highly skilled surgeons offer a range of approaches for colorectal cancer and other conditions of the colon and rectum. We are committed to providing the best in patient care. Our program is one of the region’s most experienced. Patients, and referring doctors, turn to us from throughout Tennessee and across the United States for treatment for colon and rectal conditions, from the common to the complex. To further support our programs, we seek a specialty nurse practitioner in the ambulatory care setting to work as a part of an integrated health care team. This is a full-time billing position. The individual will work with our CRS Surgeons to manage a wide variety of patients, including pre- and post-operative patients, and a distinct non-surgical patient population in the outpatient setting independently and through collaboration with our multidisciplinary team. This position includes performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in a clinic setting, managing patient care, and collaborating with the surgical team to ensure optimal outcomes.