Advanced Practice Provider - APP - Orthopedic Surgery

SSM Health Orthopedics - Bridgeton, Orthopedics | Bridgeton, MO (12349 DePaul Drive) | SSM Health, located inside the SSM Health Orthopedic Center attached to SSM Health DePaul Hospital, is recruiting for a full-time Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with RNFA certification or Physician Assistant.  SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis treats patients from across the St. Louis metropolitan area, including the communities of Bridgeton, Florissant, Hazelwood, St. Ann, St. John, Maryland Heights, and Overland.

Qualifications: 

• Orthopedic Surgery APP practice experience including surgical first assist.
• New graduates are welcome to apply who have orthopedic surgery rotation experience, including performing surgical first assist.
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with RNFA certification or PA-C
• RN/ACNP licensure in Missouri or Physician Assistant licensure in Missouri (or ability to obtain)

Job Highlights:

• Anticipated schedule of three (3) clinic days per week and two (2) days providing surgical first assist to our total knee replacement orthopedic surgeon.
• Ability to perform joint injections, read X-rays, and perform splinting and casting.
• Schedule is Monday-Friday business hours
• No Call/No Evenings/No Weekends
• Anticipated clinical volume of 10-15 patients per day once onboarded
• Join an experienced and dedicated team of Orthopedic Surgeons and APPs
• Full support staff in place, including MA/RN
• Strong department onboarding and mentorship
• Fantastic team and department culture and collaboration

Opened in 1828, SSM Health DePaul Hospital is a 540-bed, full-service Catholic hospital. SSM DePaul Hospital was the first hospital west of the Mississippi River and remains the oldest continuously existing business in St. Louis. Today, SSM DePaul Hospital serves patients from across the St. Louis metropolitan area, with a concentration in the surrounding communities of Bridgeton, Florissant, Hazelwood, St. Ann, Olivette, St. John, Maryland Heights, and Overland in Missouri. SSM Health DePaul Hospital offers comprehensive medical care, with all private rooms in a convenient, central location, and offers the most advanced technology and procedures, including spine, knee, hip, and weight loss surgery. 

Orthopedic specialists at the SSM Health Orthopedics Center at SSM Health DePaul Hospital campus are known throughout the St. Louis region for offering the most advanced surgical and nonsurgical musculoskeletal treatments. The Joint Replacement Center at SSM Health DePaul Hospital is a nationally certified Center of Excellence in Orthopedics and was the first in the St. Louis region to earn this national distinction from The Joint Commission. Expert surgeons give patients and their families in North County and the surrounding areas access to the most comprehensive orthopedic, total joint replacement, and sports medicine care.

Bridgeton, Missouri is an established North St. Louis County community that offers residents a convenient home base with easy access to the amenities of the greater St. Louis metro area. Residents can enjoy local dining, shopping, parks, and recreation, along with nearby access to St. Louis attractions, cultural destinations, major sports venues, entertainment, and regional employment centers. With its neighborhood feel and strong connection to the broader metro area, Bridgeton offers a practical, well-located place to live while staying close to everything St. Louis has to offer.

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