Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Orthopedic Injury Clinic

About the role

The Orthopedic Injury Clinic at Cooley Dickinson Medical Group is seeking a full-time, 40-hour Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support the team. The clinic operates Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm, requiring a weekly schedule of 5, 8-hour shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population in the ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural setting.
• Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
• Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries.
• Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree Physician Assistant required.
• No experience in lieu of a degree accepted.
• Physician Assistant [State License] - Generic - HR Only required.
• 3+ years of orthopedic experience required.
• 3+ years of acute care/urgent care experience preferred.