Total Joint NP/PA: Clinic Autonomy + OR First-Assist

HealthOp Solutions; Sun City West (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

HSA with HDHP plans and company match

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

HealthOp Solutions in Sun City West, AZ, seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for Total Joint & Adult Reconstruction. The role blends clinic autonomy with surgical involvement, including first-assist in the OR and hospital rounds, in a collaborative orthopedic practice.

You will maintain an independent outpatient schedule, manage preoperative and postoperative care, and participate in a shared inpatient/outpatient call rotation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of surgical experience
• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program
• PA: Current Arizona Physician Assistant license and NCCPA certification
• NP: Current Arizona RN license and Arizona Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license
• National NP certification as required by the Arizona APRN Board
• NP candidates must have completed an RN First Assist program meeting AORN Standards to perform required first-assist responsibilities
• Current CPR and ACLS certification; ability to participate in inpatient and outpatient call coverage

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients through comprehensive histories, physical exams, and assessment of health status and treatment progress
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic orthopedic conditions within the APP scope of practice
• Order, review, and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies and develop treatment plans in collaboration with the supervising surgeon
• Maintain an independent outpatient clinic schedule and manage new, established, preoperative, and postoperative patients
• Administer injections and medications and perform office-based procedures, including wound care and suturing
• Assist the surgeon in the operating room, including first-assist responsibilities as appropriately credentialed
• Perform hospital rounds and coordinate inpatient and postoperative care
• Triage patient calls and address clinical concerns in person and by phone
• Participate in the shared inpatient and outpatient call rotation, including after-hours and weekend coverage
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, procedures, recovery, treatment plans, and ongoing care
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members to promote coordinated patient care
• Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation and strict patient confidentiality

Skills

Surgical experience

Orthopedic care

Clinic autonomy

First-assist experience

Patient education

Inpatient/outpatient care

Education

Arizona PA license

NCCPA certification

Arizona RN license

Arizona APRN license

National NP certification

RN First Assist program (AORN)

Tools

CPR certification

ACLS certification

Job description

HealthOp Solutions in Sun City West, AZ, seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for Total Joint & Adult Reconstruction. The role blends clinic autonomy with surgical involvement, including first-assist in the OR and hospital rounds, in a collaborative orthopedic practice.

You will maintain an independent outpatient schedule, manage preoperative and postoperative care, and participate in a shared inpatient/outpatient call rotation.