PA (First Assist) / NP (RNFA) - Ortho Surgery - Night

Hackensack Meridian Health Inc.; Perth Amboy (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health Inc. seeks a Night Surgery Physician Assistant or Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) with RNFA to assist, monitor and manage daily patient needs under physician supervision.

The role covers a nocturnist shift (7p–7a) with one weekend night per pay period and includes floor coverage for inpatient orthopedics, new consultations, bedside procedures, and OR assistance across campuses. Applicants must have AMA-accredited PA training or NP degree, NJ RN/APN licensure, board

Qualifications

• Successful completion of an AMA-accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office and Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Assist, monitor, and manage daily patient needs under physician supervision.
• Provide floor coverage for inpatient orthopedic patients, perform new patient consultations
• Assist in the OR and perform bedside procedures as needed; travel between campuses for clinical duties.

Skills

Communication

Computer skills

Education

AMA-accredited PA program

NLN/AACN accredited nursing program

Master's or Doctorate in NP

NPI

Prescriptive authority (CDS/DEA)

RNFA certification

Board certification (AANP/ANCC)

NJ RN/APN licensure

Job description

The Night Surgery Physician Assistant or Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) with RNFA assists, monitors, and manages the day-to-day needs of patients as requested by, in conjunction with, and under the supervision of a physician. Performs the duties and responsibilities of a Physician Assistant according to customary and generally accepted medical standards.

36h per week Nocturnist shift (7p-7a) with one weekend night shift per pay period. The evening APPs are responsible for providing floor coverage for all inpatient orthopedic patients, performing new patient consultations both routine on the floors and emergent in the ERs and doing beside procedures like fracture redcutions, aspirations and I&Ds. They also first assist in the OR as needed for emergent add ons. This role requires the ability to travel between both campuses as clinical responsibilities present.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• 1. Successful completion of an approved physician's assistant program, accredited by the AMA Council on Medical Education.
• 2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• 3. Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• 1. Physician Assistant License.
• 2. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
• 3. BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
• 4. AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• 1. Graduate of an NLN/AACN accredited nursing program.
• 2. Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• 3. Maintains clinical competencies through continuing education and clinical practice.
• 4. Experience in a relevant patient care setting (or as regulations dictate).
• 5. National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• 6. Prescriptive authority through CDS and DEA registration according to New Jersey state law.
• 7. Collaborative agreement with physicians on staff.
• 8. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• 9. Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• 1. NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
• 2. Advance Practice Nurse License.
• 3. BLS AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
• 4. Board certified by AANP or ANCC.

Licenses and Certifications:

• 5. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification.
• 6. RNFA cert