Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant – Orthopedic Surgery

Description

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – Orthopedic Surgery

• Job Schedule – Full Time
• Location:
  
  Hobbs, New Mexico
• FTE 1.0

Location:

Hobbs, NM

Provides Orthopedic Surgery care to patients as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, acting as an assistant to physicians in the clinic following established standards and practices with minimal supervision. Must be available to participate in hospital call coverage, rounding, and documentation support with orthopedic surgery physician as needed.

• Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program or Physician Assistant program
• For Nurse Practitioner candidates:
  New Mexico Registered Nurse license AND current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse recognition through the New Mexico Board of Nursing.
• For Nurse Practitioner candidates:
  Family Nurse Practitioner or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner designation. For Physician Assistant candidates: current Physician Assistant license in New Mexico and appropriate certification as required by applicable law and organizational policy.
• 3 years professional clinical experience in a clinic or hospital setting; orthopedic experience preferred.

Covenant Medical Group is one of the largest medical groups serving West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, including Hobbs and the surrounding communities. Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, Covenant Medical Group serves a population of 1.2 million people, employing more than 260 providers in approximately 30 specialties. Covenant Medical Group providers understand that a trusted health care partnership between patients and providers is crucial and involve patients in the decisions that impact their health and wellness.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more s/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles:
Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Since 1918, Covenant has been driven by a mission of providing a Christian ministry of healing and caring for the whole person through our integrated health network in West Texas/eastern New Mexico. As an expression of our mission, we believe we hold an important Covenant with our patients and try and treat every interaction as Sacred Encounters.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are located in the cities of Lubbock, Levelland, Plainview and Hobbs. Our not-for-profit…