NP/PA - Orthopedics & Wound Care

Aspirus, Inc.; Iron River, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Student loan repayment program

Annual CME allowance

Job summary

Aspirus Iron River Hospital and Clinics is seeking an Orthopedics Advanced Practice Provider to join our Iron River, Michigan team. You will deliver full-spectrum orthopedic care for all ages, with independence and strong collaboration across the regional orthopedic team.

Relocation assistance, student loan repayment, and CME allowances accompany a competitive compensation package as part of our supportive community-based program.

Qualifications

• Full-time orthopedic APP with no on-call requirements.
• Provide full-spectrum general orthopedic care across all ages.
• Manage pre-operative and post-operative care.
• Perform in-clinic procedures such as splinting, casting, and joint injections.
• Wound care management with certification or ability to obtain it.
• Work independently in an autonomous practice while collaborating with a regional team.
• Preference for prior orthopedic experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-spectrum general orthopedic care to patients of all ages.
• Oversee pre- and post-operative management.
• Perform in-clinic procedures like splinting, casting, and injections.
• Provide wound care management with required certification.
• Collaborate with a regional orthopedic team to ensure continuity of care.
• Operate with a high degree of clinical autonomy in an independent practice.

Job description

Aspirus Health is seeking a skilled and motivated Orthopedics Advanced Practice Provider to help grow our orthopedic program in Iron River, Michigan.

OPPORTUNITY:

• Full-time position with no call requirements.
• Care for patients of all ages, providing full-spectrum, whole-body general orthopedic care.
• Provide comprehensive care across the continuum, including pre-operative and post-operative management.
• Manage a broad range of orthopedic conditions with a high degree of clinical autonomy and independence.
• Perform in-clinic procedures such as splinting, casting, and joint injections.
• Provide wound care management (must have or obtain wound care certification), working closely alongside wound-certified nurses.
• Candidate must be resourceful and comfortable working in an independent practice environment.
• Supported by a regional orthopedic team to ensure collaboration, consultation, and continuity of care.
• Prefer prior orthopedic experience

BENEFITS: Competitive benefits and generous compensation package including relocation assistance, student loan repayment program,and annual CME allowance.

COMMUNITY: Iron River, Michigan

• Experience the welcoming, close-knit community of Iron River, Wisconsin, known for its small-town charm, strong community pride, and supportive environment for healthcare professionals and their families.
• Enjoy an affordable cost of living with accessible housing, low traffic, and the ease of short commutes within the Iron River area.
• Take advantage of Iron River’s exceptional access to year-round outdoor recreation, including nearby lakes, rivers, and trail systems ideal for fishing, boating, hiking, ATV riding, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing.
• Embrace a lifestyle surrounded by the natural beauty of northern Wisconsin, with quiet surroundings, abundant wildlife, and scenic landscapes right outside your door.
• Located within reach of regional hubs such as Duluth and Superior, offering expanded options for shopping, dining, and cultural activities while maintaining a peaceful rural home base.

Aspirus Iron River Hospital and Clinics

With 300+ employees, Aspirus Iron River Hospitaland Clinicsserves people through a 25-bed hospital, physician clinics, dialysis center, rehab fitness centers, ambulance service, and home care and hospice. The outpatient part of this practice is located in a stand-alone clinic. This allows the provider to work independently yet have the specialist support and financial security from the entire Aspirus health care system. The critical access hospital has an average daily census of 9-10 patients.

Thehospitaland clinics provide numerous services and has up to date technology, including a 64 slice CT and a mobile MRI. The medical staff includes family practitioners, internal medicine, general surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, radiologist, emergency medicine physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants. Visiting medical staff includes ophthalmologist, oncologist, cardiologist, ENT, podiatrist, and nephrologist.

About Aspirus Health

ASPIRUS HEALTH: We heal people, promote health, and strengthen communities

Aspirus Health serves communities throughout northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

• We operate 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations, and provide home health services, hospice care, and air-medical transport.
• We employ nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
• We are committed to being economically, socially, and environmentally responsible.
• We are a non-profit health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin.
• We are dedicated to delivering high-quality care to rural communities.