Orthopaedic Surgery Nurse Practitioner (NP) Supervisor

AMN Healthcare; Alpine (CA); On-site; USD 235,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health seeks an Orthopaedic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider Supervisor (NP/PA) to lead a 22‑member APP team and drive workflow and quality improvements across sites. The role blends administrative oversight with hands-on orthopaedic clinical care in a multi-site setting, with a roughly 50% admin and 50% clinical split.

The supervisor will lead onboarding, ongoing training, performance evaluations, and professional development, partnering with senior management and physicians to

Qualifications

• Experience leading a multi-site APP team.
• Strong clinical oversight in orthopaedic surgery.
• Ability to balance administrative and clinical duties.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations for 22 APPs across sites.
• Lead onboarding, training, evaluations, and development.
• Drive workflow improvements and quality initiatives.
• Collaborate with senior management and physicians on best practices.
• Manage HR and labor contract-related priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Team supervision

Orthopaedic clinical care

Education

APN or PA-C certification

Job description

Job Description & RequirementsOrthopaedic Surgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant(NP) SupervisorStartDate: ASAP Pay Rate: $235000.00 - $260000.00

Step into a highly valued, well-supported leadership role that blends operational oversight with hands‑on orthopaedic clinical care.

The University of California San Diego seeks an Orthopaedic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider Supervisor (Orthopaedic NP or PA) to lead daily operations for a 22-member APP team and help drive workflow and quality improvements across sites.

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Opportunity Highlights

• Step into a well-supported leadership role that’s highly valued
• Lead a stable, growing APP team within a stable Orthopaedic Surgery department
• Drive operational and patient care improvements through close collaboration.
• Oversee daily operations for NPs and PAs in Orthopaedic Surgery
• Split role approximately 50% administrative and 50% clinical, flexing as needed
• Supervise a current team of 22 APPs across multiple deployment areas and sites
• Optimize clinic workflows, scheduling, templates, and staff coverage across multiple sites
• Lead onboarding, training, performance evaluations, and professional development
• Partner with senior management and physicians to build APP best‑practice models
• Use HR and labor contract experience to manage change and complex priorities
• Follow an outpatient clinic structure: 4 half‑day sessions with 20‑minute appointments
• Practice with no OR responsibility

UC San Diego Health is ranked the No. 1 hospital system in San Diego by US News, with national recognition in 9 medical and surgical specialties

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Job Benefits

About the CompanyAt AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.

AMN Healthcare

is a digitally enabled workforce solutions partner focused on solving the biggest challenges affecting healthcare organizations today. We offer a single-partner approach to optimize labor sources, increase operating margins, and provide technologies to expand the reach of care.