Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Inpatient Orthopedic Surgery

The Orthopedic Surgery team is looking to expand their APP practice with this hospital based opportunity. This unique position allows the NP or PA to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary care team including orthopedic surgeons, residents/fellows, and allied health staff to facilitate postoperative care for orthopedic inpatient and outpatient surgical cases. The patient population will primarily consist of upper and lower extremity adult reconstruction patients. The candidate will be an integral part of the hospital practice, being the primary contact to facilitate communication between the multidisciplinary care teams to provide evidence based best practice care, assist in patient education, and coordinate discharge planning. This role will work with a team focus but allow for a high level of autonomy. We are seeking an innovative candidate who has a desire to help optimize outpatient and inpatient care of our orthopedic patients.

Nurse Practitioner: Masters-prepared graduate of an accredited school of nursing and Nurse Practitioner program. Current Minnesota RN and APRN license and certification as a 

• Family Nurse Practitioner Certification (FNP)
• Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification (ANP)
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (ACNP)
• Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (AGNP or AGPCNP)
• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (AGACNP or ACNPC-AG
• Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certification (ENP)

Physician Assistant: Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program with current PA certification by NCCPA and registration as a PA by the Minnesota State Board of Medical Practice. 

Registration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is required. BLS is  required

External and Internal candidates for this position are asked to attach 2-3 letters of reference to their online application to be considered for this position.

Mayo Clinic employees applying for this position are asked to attach 3 most recent performance evaluations to online application to be considered for this position.

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