Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner Orthopedic Surgery

Job Description

Job Description

Orthopedic Surgery and Sports is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our fast growing practice. We've been voted "The Best Of" in orthopedics in North Idaho 4 years in a row!

Our group is comprised of eight orthopedic surgeons, and supported by seven APPs. Our group's specialties include Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery, Hand Surgery, Foot / Ankle and Adult reconstruction. Currently we are the largest private orthopedic practice in North Idaho with locations in Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls. We offer a fun and collaborative environment with excellent benefits including health insurance, time off, and retirement plan.

This role is office based and provides surgical first assist support aligned with a total joint surgeon. This position is Monday thru Friday with no weekends or call coverage.

Essential Functions :

• Provide efficient high quality care to patients.
• Ability to demonstrate compassion and help ease pain and suffering.
• Ability to demonstrate emotional stability while seeing people in various states of pain and trauma.
• Contributes to physician's effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing physician directives.
• Assesses patient health by interviewing patients; performing physical examinations; obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories.
• Determines abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory studies; interpreting test results.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Performs therapeutic procedures by administering injections; suturing; managing wounds and infections.
• Instructs and counsels patients by describing therapeutic regimens; giving normal growth and development information; patient and family education; providing counseling on emotional problems of daily living; promoting wellness and health maintenance.
• Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care team
• Requires independent judgment and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrates excellence in time management, and prioritization.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with current PA certification by NCCPA and registration as a PA by the Idaho State Board of Medical Practice.
• Must be eligible for DEA registration
• Retain Idaho State Licensure
• 2-5 years of surgical first assist experience is required
• Orthopedic surgery experience is preferred
• Efficient in the use of standard office equipment, data entry, typing, 10-key skills, and alpha / numerical filing.

Essential Functions (Physical) :

• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function.
• Majority of the shift is spent standing.
• Frequent reaching, stooping and twisting when filing, accessing records and answering telephone
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Read a variety of printed and handwritten materials, computerized reports, manuals, and correspondence.
• Communicates with patients, physicians, families and co-workers in person and on the telephone.

Wok Environment :

• Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine operates in a professional office environment. Days and hours of work are conducted Monday thru Friday 8 : 00 am to 5 : 00 pm. However, based on business needs, may be subject to change.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
• Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine has multiple locations and travel may be required.