Inpatient Spine - Acute Care Advanced Practice Provider

Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) –?Spine Program - Inpatient 

Full Time 

University of Maryland Medical Center is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide comprehensive care to patients presenting on our In-patient Orthopaedic Service. 

The NP/PA performs examination, evaluation, assessment and interpretation of clinical data to provide care to the patients undergoing surgical treatment for bone fractures, degenerative joint diseases, osteomyelitis, and spinal procedures. Professional practice is in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team. Our Department of Orthopaedics serves as a referral center for patients in Maryland and beyond. 

Primary?Responsibilities: 

• Interview patients for health history and perform physical examination 
• Order and evaluate appropriate diagnostic and laboratory tests 
• Document H & P, progress notes, and treatment plans 
• Act as liaison between patients and physicians to coordinate recommended?patient care as well as?pre- and post-operative care. 
• Participate in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement meetings 

What You Need to Be Successful: 

• Education/Training?– Graduation from a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Bachelor's degree required?OR?a Master of Science degree, with completion of a Nurse Practitioner Program. 
• Experience?– Experience is preferred, but not necessary. New graduates are welcome to apply. 
• License/Certification?– National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification. Current license with the Maryland Board of Physicians. OR?Registered and currently recorded with the Maryland Board of Nursing, and certified as a Nurse Practitioner in the area of specialization 
• Must have CRNP - Acute Care or PA-C license 

Work Experience

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license for the State of Maryland

University of Maryland Medical Center is the Medical System's flagship academic medical center. The hospital provides comprehensive care for the West Baltimore community and tertiary care for Maryland and the surrounding areas.

Key services include:

• R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
• UM Golisano Children's Hospital
• UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Transplant
• Heart and Vascular
• Neurosciences and Stroke
• Time-Sensitive Critical Care
• Women's Health

UMMC’s downtown and midtown campuses together provide more than $318 million a year in services that benefit our community.

The food pantries supported more than 350 families by providing free, healthy food to patients who are food insecure. The mobile market provides access to low cost produce to employees and the community.

The diabetes prevention program screens at risk individuals and refers to diabetes and prevention programs. Community based blood pressure hubs screen for hypertension and provide on-going follow up.

In 2024, more than 250 West Baltimore residents were hired through UMMC’s Career Academy and nearly 100 students from city schools participated in training programs.