What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - General Orthopaedic position at Community Medical Centers of Fresno, CA?
Overview
Community Health Partners is seeking full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our rapidly expanding Orthopaedic service line. As a General Orthopaedic APP, you will be a critical component to the care of our Valley residents. You will be closely aligned with the burgeoning Community Health Partners orthopaedic team, dedicated to providing world-class, well-coordinated musculoskeletal healthcare in collaboration with our innovated and integrated physician network. This role also allows the opportunity to build your own practice, and includes a mix of OR and/or Clinical opportunities.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Coordinate a course of treatment for patients with a variety of musculoskeletal issues
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, dieticians, hospitalists, radiologists, pathologists and pharmacists
- Serve as an expert in the diagnosis and preoperative, operative and postoperative treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system.
Qualifications
Experience and Education Minimum Requirements:
- Completion of a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program required
- Credentialed by the CMC Medical Staff Office as an Allied Health Professional and privileged to perform Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Standardized Procedures required
- 2 years of clinical experience preferred.
- Orthopaedic clinical experience preferred.
- If qualifying as a Nurse Practitioner, the following is required
- NP - Current State of California Nurse Practitioner License required
- NPF - Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Number required.
- If qualifying as a Physician Assistant, the following is required
- PA - State of California Physician Assistant License required
- DEA - DEA Controlled Substance Number required
- BLS - Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers by American Heart Association (AHA) required
- Ability to participate in a federally funded program (Medicare and Medicaid) required
- NPC - National Certified Nurse Practitioner by ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) or AANP (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners)
