Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner Orthopaedics
Core
Advanced practitioner providing orthopaedic care, specifically within the Hand Surgery team, including patient evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
Role type
Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (Orthopaedics/Hand Surgery)
Builds
Clinical care plans and therapeutic regimens for orthopaedic patients
Domain
Healthcare / Orthopaedics / Hand Surgery
Deliverable
clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, medication prescription, procedure performance, electronic medical record documentation, diagnostic test interpretation
Preferred skills
Care management, clinical policy adherence, patient education
Technologies
Electronic medical record systems
Responsibilities
Assess patients and establish presumptive diagnoses; order and interpret diagnostic testing; prescribe medications and therapies; perform procedures within scope of practice; communicate with physicians and patients; provide health education to patients and families.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on clinical provider