Orthopedic Urgent Care - Part Time - NP/PA

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

Atrium Health invites Advanced Practice Providers to join the Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal team in Charlotte, NC. This part-time role involves rotating APP orthopedic urgent care duties, with a flexible schedule and no call burden.

You will evaluate and treat ambulatory orthopaedic urgent care cases, order imaging, and coordinate with supervising orthopedic surgeons. DEA license eligibility, PA certification, and BLS are required or preferred as noted.

Qualifications

• Must have or be eligible for a DEA license.
• Approved to practice as a Physician Assistant.
• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice.

Responsibilities

• Participate in orthopaedic urgent care walk-in and scheduled visits.
• Part time—rotate APP orthopedic practice with a flexible schedule and no call burden.
• Perform initial evaluation and treatment of ambulatory orthopedic urgent care consults: history, exam, orders, imaging, and consult with supervising orthopedic surgeon.
• Perform splinting, bracing, casting, and orthopedic injections/aspirations in outpatient clinics.

Skills

DEA license eligible

BLS certification

Education

PA program graduate required

Master’s degree preferred

Certification by NCCPA preferred

Job description

If it’s possible, you will find it at Atrium Health—the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. We invite Advanced Practice Providers to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and visionaries together in our Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal team at Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC.

Essential Functions

• Orthopedic Urgent Care- walk-in and scheduled visits
• Part time- Participate in the rotating APP orthopedic practice. Flexible schedule, no call burden.
• Participate in the initial evaluation & treatment ambulatory orthopedic urgent care consults: obtaining history, performing physical exams, ordering and reviewing appropriate diagnostic studies and imaging, and conferring with supervising orthopedic surgeon
• Perform splinting, bracing, casting, orthopedic injections/aspirations, in the out-patient clinic settings

Education, Experience, And Certifications

Must have or be eligible for a DEA license. Approved to practice as a Physician Assistant. Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant program required; Master’s Degree preferred. Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred. BLS for Healthcare Provider from AHA required with expiration date greater than 90 days from date of beginning practice. Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritize and make proactive decisions. Three years of relative experience and/or surgical background preferred.

When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing—for all.