NP / PA SPECIALTY - ORTHOPEDICS -

UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center

Rio Rancho (NM)

Hybrid

USD 100,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Job summary

UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho, NM seeks a hybrid Advanced Practice Clinician (NP/PA) to support inpatient orthopedic post-operative care and ambulatory clinic work focused on knee and hip preventive care and pre-operative management.

The role combines clinical leadership with teaching and collaboration across care teams, with day shifts and full-time eligibility. New Mexico license and prescriptive authority required, with flexibility for complex cases.

Qualifications

Program Graduate
Advanced Practice RN or Physician Assistant lic & NCCPA cert
State of New Mexico DEA certification and prescriptive authority

Responsibilities

Assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans; implement treatment, follow-up and evaluate patient within scope of practice protocols.
Perform patient history and physical exams as needed for procedures or admissions; document findings.
Perform invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Evaluate and revise intervention care/treatment plan with patient and family.
Provide accurate documentation of patient care and communicate with the health care team.
Act as a role model through professional conduct, leadership and ethics.
Provide education for patients and families about preventative care and treatment.
Work with medical/nursing staff to provide comprehensive care and continuity of care.
Guide, teach and support clinical staff.
Support research and incorporate findings into practice.
Enhance professional growth through continuing education.
Adhere to patient safety policies and promote safety improvements.
Encourage patient engagement in their own care.
Adhere to Patient Centered Medical Home guidelines as applicable.

Skills

Bilingual languages

Education

Advanced Nurse or Physician Assistant

Program Graduate

Job description

This orthopedics position will serve as a hybrid role assisting in management of inpatient post-operative orthopedic patients as well as ambulatory clinic work seeing patients independently with primary focus on knee and hip preventative care and pre-operative management.

Department: Specialty-Adv Practice Prov - SRMC

FTE: 1.00

Full Time

Shift: Days

Position Summary

Function in a specialized area of advance practice in the role of practitioner, mentor, consultant, educator, researcher and manager. Establish goals and priorities in accordance with patient and staff needs and organizational objectives. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed Responsibilities

PATIENT CARE - Assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans; implement treatment, follow-up and evaluate patient within the scope of practice protocols as outlined by state statute
PATIENT CARE - Perform patient history and physical exams as needed for procedures or admissions; document findings noting pertinent normal and abnormal findings
PATIENT CARE - Perform invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
PATIENT CARE - Evaluate and revise intervention care/treatment plan with patient and family as necessary to achieve improved health
DOCUMENTATION - Provide accurate documentation of patient care, document orders, directives, procedures and patient responses in the medical record and communicate them to other members of the health care team; maintain accurate, legible and confidential records
ROLE MODEL - Act as a role model through conduct, appearance, communication, mutual respect, leadership, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, and problem solving skills
PATIENT CARE - Provide education for patients and/or families about preventative care, medical issues and use of the prescribed medical treatment
PATIENT CARE - Work as a team member with medical/nursing/counseling staff to provide comprehensive care and promote continuity of care
EDUCATION - Guide, teach, support and serve as a clinical resource nursing and medical staff
RESEARCH - Support research by conducting or participating in research studies; incorporate findings in clinical practice
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
PATIENT CENTERED MED - Adhere to and promote the core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice as applicable

Qualifications

Education

Essential

Program Graduate

Education specialization

Advanced Nurse or Physician Assistant

Experience

Essential

Essential:

Nonessential

No minimum experience required

Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo 2 to 5 years experience as a practitioner

Credentials

CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
ACLS or PALS (as applicable) within 30 days of hire
Advanced Practice RN or Physician Asst Lic & NCCPA Cert
Pediatric Nursing Certification as applicable
State of New Mexico and Federal DEA Certification
Prescriptive Authority from the State of New Mexico

Physical Conditions

Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Essential

Working conditions