Orthopedics Nurse Practitioner

Company: Adelphi Medical Staffing, LLC
Location: Stockton
Posted on: October 30, 2024

Job Description:

Job Quick Facts

--- Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery-NP/PA
--- Job Type: W2 Contract
--- Location: Stockton, CA
--- Service Setting: Inpatient/Outpatient
--- Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
--- Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing
--- Coverage Type: Clinical + call
--- Shift Schedule: 5 days/week; 730a to 530p
--- Call Schedule: TBD
--- Ave. Callback Hrs Worked: 4 hrs
--- No. of Surgeries: 5 Ortho surgeries per day
--- No. of OR Cases: 3-4 per day
--- Patient Volume: Ave. 346 cases per month
- 85 of that are ortho
--- Support Staff Available: Yes; TBD
--- Physicians in Practice: 6 ortho (including hand & feet), 3 gyn & 1 general if needed (when 0 ortho cases)
--- Other APPs in Practice: None
--- Case Mix: ORIFs, open and robotic assisted total joints (knee, hip, shoulder), arthroscopies (knee, shoulder and ankle), IM nailing, DHS, external fixation, amputation.
--- Duties:
- Surgical assistance for orthopedics including closing and rounding on post op patients as needed.
- Could assist with other specialties if there are no ortho cases.
- The surgical assistance will be mainly for elective cases but there could be add-on cases that have come through the ED.
- PA can follow-up on patients, however, it is the physicians responsibility to assess patients and sign off on documentation.
--- Required Procedures:
- All orthopedic procedures including ORIFs, total joints (knees, hips and shoulders). Also, acetabular fractures required.
--- EMR: Cerner and PACS (eMedPortal)
--- Other Info:
- No trauma since we are not a designated trauma center.
--- Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered

Requirements:
--- Active CA License
--- BC
--- Local/No flights (highly preferred)

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