Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - General Orthopaedic - Community Health System

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)