Advanced Practice Provider (APP)/(PA/NP/APRN)/Orthopedics/Orthopedic Sports Medicine/Instructor

About the role

This is a unique opportunity to work in an academic and clinically busy Adult Orthopedic practice with a focus in Sports Medicine and Hip Preservation. The position will be a full-time exempt (non-hourly) Instructor -Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner position in the Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs thorough history and physical examinations on assigned patients; assesses and treats acute/chronic medical problems (focusing on the musculoskeletal system) and provides direct patient care to a specified patient population.
• Writes prescriptions for medications, PT, OT, imaging studies, and DME as needed.
• Completes FMLA and other forms and school notes as needed.
• Affords assistance in providing pre-op, intra-op and post-op care; writes appropriate orders, including those for narcotics and other scheduled drugs.
• Consents patients for procedures and applicable studies.
• Affords assistance in the operating room setting. Must become proficient in documentation and use the current Electronic Medical Record system.
• Participates in team-based care and is available for emergent patient/staff calls.
• Promotes safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods.
• Collaborates with patient care and support staff within the clinic to ensure smooth patient flow in the clinic.
• Writes progress notes on patients' office and hospital charts indicating patient status and treatment procedures performed; maintains other records as required.
• Provides health education to patients and families; may train and supervise medical students, residents, fellows, Physician Assistant students, and other health professional students, engaged in specific clinical activities.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
• Helps develop written educational materials and treatment protocols for specific conditions and post-operative care.
• Might perform clinical research related to specific conditions and assist in preparation of manuscripts for publication.

Qualifications

• State of Colorado Certified Physician Assistant or Inclusion on the State of Colorado Advanced Practice Registry as an Advance Practice Nurse.
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or certification by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
• CPR Certified.