Advanced Practice Provider - Perioperative Medicine

• Specialty: Perioperative APP
• Schedule: PRN
• Practice Detail: Perioperative Group 
• EMR System: Cerner
• Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

• Retirement: 403(b) plan
• Well-being support: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position, scheduled hours and location. Benefits are subject to change at any time. Your recruiter will provide the most up-to-date details during the hiring process.

Ascension Saint Thomas is looking for a PRN Perioperative APP for Inpatient Team in Nashville and the surrounding area.

Position Highlights

• Providing perioperative evaluations for surgical patients
• Postoperative rounding of surgical patients
• 3+ years of Perioperative experience required. 
• Working at multiple campuses in the Nashville area.
• PRN opportunity in Nashville
• Great team atmosphere

About Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown 

• The hospital is one of the largest in the state with 683 licensed acute and rehab care beds and covers nearly 2 million square feet and spans more than six city blocks. 
• Ascension Saint Thomas continues to make significant investments to care for our community, including a $300 million Midtown campus expansion project which was completed in 2023. 
• Recent expansions at our hospital in Midtown include a new ICU and surgical tower, and the Women’s Hospital Pavilion which opened in 2023. 
• This dedicated entrance patients with immediate access to all women’s care services, such as our OB-GYN Emergency Department and Birthing Center, making access to care more direct and convenient. 
• The expansion project distinguishes Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown as a clinically and technologically advanced healthcare destination, featuring specialized centers designed to serve our patients’ unique, changing needs. 
• One out of every 12 babies in the state is born at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown, which delivers more than 7,000 babies per year, more than any other hospital in the region, complete with a Level 3 NICU. 
• Patient experience video | Birth Center video. 

About Nashville 

• Known as the nation’s health care capital - Home to more than 1.9 million people and more than 40,000 businesses 
• Nicknamed Music City USA, Nashville has the strongest concentration of the music industry in America. 
• The area has plentiful parks and recreation, professional sports, great shopping and livable neighborhoods and suburbs. 
• Ranked Top U.S. City for Job Seekers in 2020 by MoneyGeek. 

About Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners

For nearly 20 years, Saint Thomas Medical Partners has provided primary and specialty care to the community spanning 45 counties in Middle Tennessee, and provides care to over 315,000 patients

annually. One of the largest healthcare providers in the state, offering rewarding careers across 50 specialties in 16 hospital campuses and more than 250 sites of care through a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics, and rehabilitation facilities. Our physician-led clinical teams include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and medical assistants working together to provide seamless care among more than 2,000 affiliated providers. 

When you join Saint Thomas Medical Partners, you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with a physician, provide for the expansion of individualized primary healthcare services by diagnosing and treating certain acute or chronic health conditions.
• Obtain patient history and perform assessment via observation, interview and examination. Order, perform and interpret diagnostic studies. Perform preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations and patient care.
• Provide direct treatment and management of health conditions via referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
• Counsel and educate patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources.
• Document delivery of health care and nursing processes in accordance with specific specialty area standards and network nursing policy.

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date Required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Nurse Practitioner credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing or current home state license for multi-state license recognition "Compact State" obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• Master's degree of Nursing required.

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