Nurse Practitioner - Orthopedics

Mammoth Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 101,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Mammoth Hospital is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to support orthopedic patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The NP will report to the Attending Physician and participate in all patient care activities, including operating room coverage and on-call duties.

Ideal candidates hold a California NP license, BLS certification, and a DEA license, with at least three years of experience in inpatient, outpatient, and surgical care.

Qualifications

• CA NP license required.
• BLS certification required (American Heart Association or Red Cross).
• DEA license required.
• Three years experience in inpatient, outpatient, and surgical care.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine medical management of inpatient care including tests, labs, x-rays, medications, and nutrition.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and discuss treatment plans with the orthopedic team.
• Manage discharge planning with follow-up and education.
• Assess emergencies and coordinate with the attending physician for management decisions.
• Perform bedside History and Physical when needed and initiate emergency care.
• Serve as first or second assistant in the operating room; assist with exposures, dissections, closures & dressings.

Skills

Compassionate

Excellent communicator

Knowledgeable

Strong work ethic

Critical thinker

Job description

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) in orthopedics will assist in medical and surgical care of orthopedic department patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting as outlined in the Principal Duties and Responsibilities below and will participate in all aspects of patient care as indicated. The NP will also have direct reporting responsibility to the Attending Physician of the respective patients for all evaluations and other duties performed. The Orthopedic NP will also be responsible to cover first assist on-call shifts for Operating Room to be evenly distributed between the physician assistants with on-call requirements across the surgical specialties and rotating coverage for holiday and high-volume event dates.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide routine medical management of inpatient care including ordering of diagnostic tests, labs, x-rays, medications (within the scope of the PA license) and nutrition, managing adjunctive care.


• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and communication of treatment plans with orthopedic physician, nursing staff, and families.


• Manage discharge of patients with appropriate disposition, follow-up planning, adjunctive therapy management and education.


• Make assessment of emergency conditions and, in conjunction with attending physician, implement management surgery.


• Perform bedside History and Physical when needed.


• Initiate appropriate emergency care in the inpatient and outpatient setting.


• Function as first or second assistant in the operating room including performing surgical exposure, surgical dissections, layer closure of wounds, and application of dressings and immobilization devices.

Who You Are:

• Compassionate


• Excellent communicator


• Knowledgeable


• Strong work ethic


• Critical thinker

Qualifications:

• State of California Nurse Practitioner License required.


• American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification required.


• DEA license required.


• Three years experience in inpatient, outpatient, and surgery care required.

Job Information:

• Full time, on-call coverage to include nights and weekends.


• Starting wage $73.44 to $89.02 based on qualifications.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job. An equal opportunity employer.