Orthopaedic Advanced Practice Provider - HCA Healthcare/Capital Division
Richmond, VA 23294
About the Job
Description
Specialization:
Orthopaedic Surgery
Job Summary:
Hospital based Orthopaedic service line is seeking an energetic and motivated APP to join a well-established and cohesive group for employment of Parham Doctors’ Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.Qualified Candidates:
- Primary role is first response to the ED when Orthopaedic consultation is requested, including any orthopaedic injury or illness.
- Performing history and physical examinations, hospital rounding, floor consultations, admissions and discharges.
- First assisting in the operating room, ordering and interpreting radiographic and laboratory data
- Joint aspiration/injection, reduction of fractures/dislocations, application of casts and splints
- Developing appropriate treatment plans in accordance with Virginia state law and established treatment protocols with the Orthopaedic surgeon
- Strong interpersonal skills are essential as well as basic computer competence
- Ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years’ experience of direct patient care as an Orthopaedic APP who enjoys autonomy while collaborating with Orthopaedic Surgeons, Hospitalists, Emergency Room physicians, APPs and Nurses providing world class care to patients and their families.
- Must be board-certified
- Virginia licensure or ability to obtain
- 200-bed acute care community hospital
- 24/7 adult and dedicated ER
- Bariatric & Metabolic Care Center
- Inpatient & Outpatient Rehabilitation Care
- Orthopedic & Spine Care
- Behavioral Center – Adult Partial Hospitalization Program
- 11 Licensed Operating Rooms – full range of surgical services – minimally invasive program
- Cardiovascular Services
- Sarah Cannon Cancer Center – Oncology Nurse Navigators
- National Clinical Trials
Richmond is a wonderful place to practice medicine and raise a family. With a metropolitan area population of over a million, Richmond offers a great balance of big city excitement and small town charm. The area abounds with parks, nationally recognized school systems, and innumerable recreation and cultural activities. Richmond is within a two-hour drive of the Atlantic Ocean, Washington, DC and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The cost of living is very reasonable; traffic congestion is minimal.
Source : HCA Healthcare/Capital Division