Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Ortho Outpatient Foot & Ankle, UMass Position Available In Grafton, New Hampshire

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Position Summary:

Conducts comprehensive health assessments, demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill in the diagnosis and treatment of complex responses of individual, families, and communities to actual or potential health problems. Formulates clinical decisions to manage acute and chronic illnesses and promote wellness. Integrates education, research and management, leadership and consultation into clinical role and functions in collegial relationships with nursing peers, physicians, professionals, and others who influence the health care environment. Provides health care in accordance with standards of practice as delineated by state practice guidelines and national board certification organizations.

Major Responsibilities:

Providing diagnostic and assessment services within our orthopedic outpatient clinic located at the University Campus. Evaluate new, follow-up, and post-operative patients, order appropriate diagnostic tests and treatments, and coordinate any subsequent follow-up care. Analyzing data collected to determine health status and identify differential diagnoses based on history, physical examination, and clinical findings. Partners with physicians regarding proposed plan of care. Formulates this plan of care with the patient. Manages therapeutic regime as outlined by established protocols for patients with acute illnesses. (Protocols are guidelines concerning patient care that are established between the physician and APP. The guidelines outline subjective and objective findings, treatment plan and follow-up procedures). The APP will reassess and modify plan as necessary to achieve medical and health goals. Confers with physician for clinical direction as outlined by protocols. Documents patient care outcomes to determine effectiveness of plan of care. This is an outpatient position, full-time position, no weekends, no holidays, no call.

Qualifications:

Massachusetts Medical License, DEA and CSR Certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant BLS certification Experience with wound care and wound procedures a plus but not required Our Benefits Tuition & Loan Reimbursement Loan Forgiveness Matching 401K and Pension Plan Flexible scheduling with paid time off CME Time and Practice Allowance Top Tier Medical Insurance (Health/Dental/Vision) Should you have any questions regarding the position or any complications submitting an application with us, please feel free to reach out to Carmen Sanderson, Provider Recruitment at Carmen.

Sanderson@UMassMemorial.org. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible. At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver. No matter their responsibilities or title, every employee or “caregiver” fills an important role for our patients and their families every day. Who is a caregiver? It’s not just the person who delivers the care. It’s all the people who make it work … and make it better. Caregivers give everything that helps patients heal, from expertise to extra attention. They give clean, comfortable rooms. Fast, accurate answers. And an easier, less stressful experience. They give warm, reassuring smiles, and helping hands. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, our community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.