Advanced Practice Provider - Surgery

stcharles; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Charles Health System in Bend, Oregon seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in Surgery to assist in general, bariatric, colorectal, and breast operations using open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches. The APP will provide inpatient and outpatient care with daily rounds and post‑op care.

You will perform exams, order tests, educate patients, document in EMR, and participate in weekend call with surgeons. The role requires full-time commitment and active surgical privileges.

Qualifications

• Provides first or second assistance during general surgery procedures.
• Performs patient examinations and collects relevant history.
• Orders and interprets labs and imaging as part of care.
• Delivers post-operative Instructions and discharge summaries.
• Maintains and reviews patient records in EMR.

Responsibilities

• Participates in inpatient and outpatient care under physician supervision.
• Communicates with patients, families, and staff effectively.
• Maintains CME for board certification and privileges.

Skills

First/Second Assistant

Surgical patient assessment

Postoperative care

Clinical rounding

Interdisciplinary communication

Tools

EMR (Electronic Medical Records)

Robotic surgery systems

Laparoscopic instruments

Job description

ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Advanced Practice Provider (APP), Surgery

REPORTS TO POSITION: Chief Medical Officer

DEPARTMENT: St. Charles Surgical Specialists

DATE LAST REVIEWED: September 2026

OUR VISION: Creating America\'s healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring, Teamwork, and Safety

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: St. Charles Surgical Specialists is a comprehensive surgical practice offering general surgery, bariatrics, endoscopy, pH/Manometry, with subspecialties in colorectal surgery, robotic surgery, and breast surgery. St. Charles Surgical Specialists provides surgical care throughout Central Oregon with clinics located in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, and Madras.

POSITION OVERVIEW: The Advance Practice Provider, Surgery at St. Charles Health System (SCHS) is responsible for providing medical and surgical services under the general supervision of the Chief Physician Officer and Executive Medical Director and direct supervision of designated physicians. In this role, the APP will provide first assist in the operating room with all aspects of General Surgery including open, laparoscopic and robotic techniques including bariatric, colorectal, and breast operations. Provides both inpatient and outpatient care that includes daily rounding, orders, post-op instructions and discharge summaries, clinic consultations and post‑operative office visits.

Work Schedule

Provider shall be a full‑time exempt provider which requires a minimum of forty (40) hours of inpatient and outpatient contact per week. This will generally be four 10‑hour days scheduled as a blend of hospital rounding, procedure time and scheduled clinic visits recognizing that the minimum requirement may fluctuate up or down based on direct patient care.

Call Expectation

Provider is expected to participate in the first‑call coverage for inpatient and outpatient questions and concerns during regular scheduled work hours in each of the assigned locations; this is shared equally by all the APPs in the group. Providers are expected to participate in the weekend call rotation, which is shared by the APPs in collaboration with a Surgeon; this is generally 24‑hour shifts with the weekend being Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

Clinical Expectations:

• Acts as First or Second Assistant during surgical procedures as directed by the physicians.
• Performs patient examinations, obtains and records pertinent medical history, subjective and objective findings.
• Orders and interprets appropriate laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic procedures.
• Interprets and integrates data to determine diagnosis and therapeutic plan.
• Administers and prescribes medications in compliance with state law and practice guidelines.
• Orders and performs appropriate medical and surgical procedures in accordance with State law and practice guidelines.
• Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatments.
• Educates patients regarding health and illness prevention.
• Recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs.
• Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information, documenting clearly and concisely.
• Charts tests, examination results, and other appropriate clinical data.
• Triages patient telephone calls, providing consultation as needed.
• Communicates effectively with colleagues, patients, physicians, and administration.
• Maintains quality of clinical practice by selecting appropriate avenues for professional growth.
• Participates in and supports quality and performance improvement activities; identifies areas and functions where patients, staff, and physicians need information.
• Under physician supervision, may participate in the care and management of hospital in and outpatients, including medical and surgical procedures.

Administrative Expectations:

• Documents all patient care within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and completes all necessary tasks in compliance with health system policies and regulatory agencies to ensure timely and accurate billing.
• Remains familiar with the SCHS organization structure.
• Keeps medical knowledge and skills current through regular CME activity. Attests to having adequate (CME) to meet maintenance of board certification and compliance with MSO rules and continuing privileges without restriction.
• Keeps all licenses and appropriate certifications current and unrestricted.
• Maintains active privileges at SCHS hospitals sufficient to permit performance of job duties.

Behavioral Expectations:

• Acts as a leader and supports departmental goals and the vision, mission and values of the St. Charles Health System in all respects.
• Provides customer service in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
• Creates a healing environment that supports all aspects of care, respects the wholeness of the individual, and demonstrates therapeut