Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Orthopedic Surgery (PM&R/Spine)

About the role

The Orthopedic Spine Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) at WashU Orthopedics is an integral clinical leader and valued member of the PM&R/Spine team managing non-operative spine patients. This position practices primarily in the outpatient setting across our Sunset Hills and Missouri Baptist and South County locations in St. Louis.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care to include obtaining patient history, performing patient assessment via observation, interview and examination; orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies; performs preventative health assessments, screenings, immunizations and care; provides direct treatment and management of acute and chronic disease conditions; develops and implements patient-centered plan of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, consultants, nurses, ancillary care providers and others as appropriate to the patient's condition.
• Bills for services covered by collaborative practice agreement.
• Counsels and educates patients and their families/caregivers concerning disease management, complication prevention, disease prevention, and quality of life improvement measures, and outcome management activities.
• Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with established clinic/hospital standards.
• Champions the safety and quality of care for patients using ITB therapy and serves as an expert in the care and management of ITB pumps.
• Helps develop a detailed educational program for the patients and lead the quality and safety initiative for the program.
• Serves as clinical expert regarding rehabilitation nursing while demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill in complex clinical nursing situations.
• Manages clinical research study projects; monitors participating subjects, including medication administration and family/patient education.
• Works in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Enhances professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
• Contributes to the advancement of the rehabilitation nursing profession as a whole through research, publications, and presentations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

  Working Conditions

  • Normal office environment
  • Exposure to blood-borne pathogens
  • Exposure to chemicals
  • Requires protective devices
  • Dust, dirt, grease or other disagreeable elements
  • Patient care setting
  • Direct patient care setting
  • Physical Effort: Typically sitting at desk or table; typically standing or walking; typically bending, crouching, stooping; using tools requiring high dexterity; occasional lifting (25 lbs or less)

    Education

    • Required Qualifications: Master's degree; Advanced Practical Nurse licensure (or ability to successfully obtain licensure within three months of date of hire); Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty; Basic Life Support certification (Online Basic Life Support certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the Basic Life Support requirements).
    • Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree - Nurse Practitioner, Master's degree - Physician Assistant Studies.
    • Work Experience: No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
    • Skills: Adaptability, Clinical Decision Making, Clinical Diagnostics, Communication, Customer Empathy, Detail-Oriented, Disease Management, Epic EHR, Family Support, HIPAA Compliance, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationships, Multitasking, Organizing, Patient Care, Patient Education, Patient Evaluations, Patient Management, Pharmacology, Preventive Care, Teamwork, Time Management.

    Grade

    S31

    Salary Range

    $97,000.00 - $174,600.00 / Annually