Advanced Practice Provider (ARNP / Nurse Practitioner or PA-C / Physician Assistant) - Harborview's Hand Clinic

Harborview Medical Center's Orthopedic Hand Clinic is seeking an ARNP (Nurse Practitioner) or PA-C (Physician Assistant).

About the Role

Function as a member of the Hand Clinic team that incorporates Orthopedic and Plastic surgery attending, managing patients in a high-volume outpatient clinic, performing pre-operative and postoperative evaluation.

• Support the patient’s needs after major hand and upper extremity trauma as well as reconstructive surgery.
• Triage upper extremity injuries to determine the need for surgical or non-operative management.
• Determine physical and occupational therapy needs, pain evaluation and treatment, readiness for surgery, and early detection of complications such as DVT, infection, and surgical/implant issues.
• Function independently in a staff position to implement the role of expert practitioner, consultant, educator, and researcher within the specialized area of upper extremity trauma, arthritis, and plastics reconstruction.
• Collaborate with infectious disease, plastics, and pain services.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing (for ARNP).
• Washington State Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License with prescriptive privileges (for ARNP).
• License to practice as an RN in Washington State (for ARNP).
• National certification as a Nurse Practitioner (for ARNP).
• BLS certification (for ARNP).
• Licensure as a Physician’s Assistant in the State of Washington (for PA-C).
• National certification from a national certifying body (NCCPA) (for PA-C).
• Eligibility to receive hospital staff appointments for adjunct staff membership by the Organized Medical Staff of the hospital under Medical Staff By-Laws for hospital-based positions.
• BLS certification (for PA-C).

About Harborview Medical Center

As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It provides specialized care for patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. Harborview offers leading-edge centers of emphasis in emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health, and substance abuse care.

About UW Medicine

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. Its mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists, and other health professionals. UW Medicine employs nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators across its family of organizations, which includes Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Pay

Annual pay range: $133,944.00 – $209,664.00.

Relocation assistance available.

Benefits

For information about benefits for this position, visit UW Staff Benefits.

Schedule

• Full-time, 100% FTE (40 hours per week).
• Day shift, Monday – Friday.

This is a regular, union-represented position (SEIU 1199NW HMC PA-ARNP).