Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) – Orthopedic Surgery – MUSC Health Chester Medical Center

MUSC Health - Chester Medical Center is seeking a skilled Advanced Practice Provider interested in working full-time alongside one physician in an established and productive Orthopedics practice located in Chester, SC.

APRN License Type/Certification:

• APRN must have Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) Certification

Preferred Training and Experience

Preferred Training: Physician Assistant (PA) or if APRN, License Type/Certification identified below:

• AGACNP/ACNP(Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP/Acute Care Nurse Practitioner): Adult pts (13 years to death), acutely ill or injured, potentially unstable, or technologically dependent (vents, drips, monitors, etc.)
• APRN must have RNFA first assist certification upon hire

Preferred Experience: Two years in Orthopedic Surgery or another surgical subspecialty preferred.

Degree of Supervision
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant will be assigned a Primary Supervising/Collaborating Physician employed by MUSC and will report directly to this physician.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations

• All certifications must be current and complete prior to start date:
  Basic Life Support (BLS)
• If applicable, DHEC and DEA license applications must be started prior to first day
• APRN must have RNFA first assist certification upon hire

Job Duties:

Provides direct care to patients through the following activities:

• Takes comprehensive history and performs physical examinations
• Evaluates and treats on the basis of history, physical examination, radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results pursuant to the practice agreement or scope of practice guideline
• 75% clinic, 25% surgical assist
• Trauma, hips, total joints, arthroscopy, joint repair, shoulders and more
• Experienced management and staff in low stress environment
• Balanced work and home life
• Exclusive primary care referrals
• Office location centered between Charlotte, NC and Columbia, SC providing quick access to metro-area industry
• Historically excellent provider job satisfactions
• Suture lacerations/wounds; suture/staple removal
• Placement/removal of surgical drains and tubes
• Incision and drainage of abscesses
• IM/SC injections
• Administration of local anesthetic
• Ordering and initiation of peripheral venous access
• Obtain body fluids for testing via venipuncture, arterial access, aspiration of seroma/hematoma
• Perform wound management (debridement and closure, dressing take-down and application)
• Prescribe medical devices
• Splinting/casting
• Fracture/joint reduction
• Joint injection/aspiration
• First assist operating room
• Initiates referrals to other health care providers, and/or consults with the attending physician or the collaborating physician
• Documents and bills for direct care provided
• Utilizes current research and evidence-based decision-making in all clinical practice
• Performs and participates in quality/performance improvement activities and clinical research
• Participates in and supports accreditation, compliance, and regulatory activities of the organization
• Demonstrates responsibility for professional practice through active participation in professional organizations and continuing education
• Potential to precept students at MUSC enrolled as an advanced practice provider student; and facilitates the learning of other new team members
• APRN or PA must maintain licenses, certifications, CNEs/CMEs, etc. as required by applicable policies and state law
• Assist with inpatient care including rounding, orders, discharges
• Evaluate and treat Orthopedic patients in the outpatient setting

Physical Requirements

Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, reach in all directions. Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. Maintain 20/40 vision corrected, see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, work in a latex safe environment and work indoors. Frequently lift, lower, push and pull and/or carry objects weighing 50 lbs (+/-) unassisted, exert up to 50 lbs of force, lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces.

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.