APP with Great Basin Orthopaedics will assist surgeons in all capacities of patient care. We treat our patients in accordance with the highest standard of respect and emphasis on high-quality orthopaedic care.
1. Essential Qualities:
the essential qualities necessary include, but are not limited to:
- Fosters a culture of outstanding patient service showing courtesy in interactions with patients, physicians, and co-workers.
- Team player with positive, professional attitude; cooperated and is flexible.
- Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and written.
- Shows initiative, sound judgement, dependability, including punctuality and attendance.
- Follows appropriate dress code presenting a professional image.
- Responds promptly to patient needs and co-worker requests.
- Computer and EMR proficiency and aptitude to learn.
2. Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains own clinical schedule, assessing and treating patients in accordance with clinic and supervising physician standards:
- Clinic
- Operation Room (O.R.) and Patient Rounding
- Trauma coverage: On Call and Post Call
- Coordinates and communicates about patient care with office staff, APP colleagues, and physicians.
- Communicate with the previous day’s physician on-call or Allie Janas, DNP, FNP-C, RNFA if your assistance is required for add-on cases. Leaves no one 'un-covered'.
- Oversee and preview set‑ups with techs prior to cases, input computer orders prior to cases, learn physicians’ techniques and ensure that appropriate equipment is available.
- Performs and records history and physical exam. Writes routine admissions, labs, PT/OT, and imaging orders.
- Performs therapeutic and diagnostic procedures within his/her scope of practice and as directed by the physician. Orders and interprets laboratory and radiographic studies.
- Assists with and/or performs minor surgical procedures.
- Be proficient in appropriate closures, dressings, castings, splinting. Ensure patients leave the operating room and clinic safely.
- Provides pre-and postoperative instructions to the patient. Participates in making rounds, ensure patients have appropriate medication scripts. Alert physicians of any issues.
- Complete discharge summaries, orders, and paperwork necessary for discharge; including information needed for skilled nursing facilities, etc.
- Maintain clinic schedule as well as O.R. assisting schedule. Evenings and weekends may apply.
- Complete charting, paperwork, dictations, and all required patient documentation timely (within 48 hours) and accurately.
- Cover on-call shifts, including weekends and holidays.
- Utilizes EMR effectively to ensure that documentation supports charges.
- Must be able to use variety of office equipment including PC, phone, copy machine/fax, writing instruments; and medical equipment including stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and cast saw, etc.
3. Knowledge and Physical Demands:
- Knowledge of acute and chronic care protocols.
- Knowledge of patient rights and responsibilities, HIPAA, confidentiality agreements, licensing, and scope of practice.
- Vision and hearing are required to be corrected to normal ranges. APPs are also required to walk, stoop and stand for extended periods of time; the ability to squat/kneel, push/pull and lift is required. Manual dexterity, full range in motion, and eye-hand coordination is essential for the use of surgical instruments. Lifting, transferring, and repositioning patients are necessary in surgery daily.
- APPs are required to work under stressful conditions, on varying shifts, on weekends, holidays and working irregular hours.
- Punctuality
- Ability to follow instructions
- Ability to meet deadlines
5. Education and Certification:
- Documented completion of accredited APP program.
- National Certification
- CPR certified
- Demonstrates professional growth through continuing education courses
- Obtains and maintains proper credentials and state license in current/ active status at all times
6. Compensation:
- Salary will be determined based on experience and market.
- Position available for regular full-time employment (more than 30 hours per week).
- Overtime does not apply for a salaried position.
- On call weekday call compensated at $150 per day, weekend call compensated at $300 per weekend (Saturday-Sunday).
- Other:
- Medical Malpractice Insurance offered through Physician’s Insurance.
- Medical Insurance offered after 90 days.
- Paid Licensure, DEA licensing, and credentialing fees paid.
- Continuing Education up to $1,200.00 per year and one week (five days) off, as needed for licensure.
- Vacation accrued bi-weekly, per hours worked; and increasing with years of service.
- Holidays paid, 11 recognized holidays per year.
- 401K with Pension and Profit Sharing.