Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Orthopedic Spine

Mayo Career Site UK; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mayo Clinic Department of Orthopedic Surgery seeks an NP or PA to join a high‑volume complex spine surgery care team. You will perform independent evaluations, triage patients, and manage non-operative spine conditions in collaboration with spine surgeons.

You will lead telehealth visits and coordinate inpatient and outpatient care, with opportunities for research and education. Intra-operative duties are not required currently.

Qualifications

• Independent evaluations and workups of spine patients.
• Lead triage and telehealth visits to improve access.
• Inpatient and outpatient clinical work with spine service, no intra-operative duties.

Responsibilities

• Perform triage and manage non-operative spine conditions.
• Conduct telehealth and in-person visits with patients.
• Collaborate with spine surgeons and multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Spine care

Telehealth

Patient evaluation

Team collaboration

Education

Nurse Practitioner license

Physician Assistant license

Tools

Epic EMR

Imaging review tools

Job description

The Department of Orthopedic Surgery is ranked amongst the top Orthopedic Departments nationwide. This unique position in Orthopedic Spine Surgery at the Mayo Clinic allows the NP or PA to work collaboratively with an experienced multidisciplinary care team including spine surgeons, residents/fellows, in-patient and outpatient allied health staff. The NP or PA will perform independent evaluations and workups, as well as following established patients with the goal of independently managing non-operative spine conditions and facilitating access for surgical patients to the spine surgeon service(s) you support.

This role will foster patient access via leading the triage process, conducting telehealth visits, directly communicating with patients (in response to patient messages and/or follow-up of imaging/studies/treatments prescribed) and traditional in-person clinical visits, all to insure we are meeting the needs of our patients with spinal conditions in a timely and effective fashion while improving the efficiency of our spinal care delivery.

This position will also provide in-patient interactions with post-operative spine patients. This unique role will allow a diverse mix of outpatient and inpatient experiences, as well as autonomous and team-based clinical work.. The selected candidate will join a highly productive complex spine surgery care team. There is potential to participate in research, publications and education depending on the needs of the Department. At this time, after-hours, weekend availability will not be required. This is a clinical role without intra-operative duties.