Advanced Practice Provider - Surgery

## Advanced Practice Provider - Surgery Apply:
Bend, OR:
Redmond, OR:
Prineville St Charles:
Full time:
Posted Today:
R1023320
** ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

JOB DESCRIPTION
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* TITLE:

** Advanced Practice Provider (APP), Surgery       
** REPORTS TO POSITION:
** Chief Medical Officer
** DEPARTMENT:
** St. Charles Surgical Specialists
** DATE LAST REVIEWED:
** September 2026
** OUR VISION:
** Creating America’s healthiest community, together
** OUR MISSION:
** In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
** OUR VALUES:
** Accountability, Caring, Teamwork, and Safety
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* DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:

** St. Charles Surgical Specialists is a comprehensive surgical practice offering general surgery, bariatrics, endoscopy, pH/Manometry, with subspecialties in colorectal surgery, robotic surgery, and breast surgery. St. Charles Surgical Specialists provides surgical care throughout Central Oregon with clinics located in Bend, Redmond, Prineville, and Madras.
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* POSITION OVERVIEW:

** The
** Advance Practice Provider, Surgery
** rles Health System (SCHS) is responsible for providing medical and surgical services under the general supervision of the Chief Physician Officer and Executive Medical Director and direct supervision of designated physicians. In this role, the APP will provide first assist in the operating room with all aspects of General Surgery including open, laparoscopic and robotic techniques including bariatric, colorectal, and breast operations.

Provides both inpatient and outpatient care that includes daily rounding, orders, post-op instructions and discharge summaries, clinic consultations and post-operative office visits.
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* Work Schedule:

** Provider shall be a full-time exempt provider which requires a minimum of forty (40) hours of inpatient and outpatient contact per week. This will generally be four 10-hour days scheduled as a blend of hospital rounding, procedure time and scheduled clinic visits recognizing that the minimum requirement may fluctuate up or down based on direct patient care.
** Call Expectation:
** Provider is expected to participate in the first-call coverage for inpatient and outpatient questions and concerns during regular scheduled work hours in each of the assigned locations; this is shared equally by all the APPs in the group. Providers are expected to participate in the weekend call rotation, which is shared by the APPs in collaboration with a Surgeon; this is generally 24-hour shifts with the weekend being Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
** ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
**** Clinical Expectations:
*** Acts as First or Second Assistant during surgical procedures as directed by the physicians.
* Performs patient examinations, obtains and records pertinent medical history, subjective and objective findings.
* Orders and interprets appropriate laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic procedures.
* Interprets and integrates data to determine diagnosis and therapeutic plan.
* Administers and prescribes medications in compliance with state law and practice guidelines.
* Orders and performs appropriate medical and surgical procedures in accordance with State law and practice guidelines.
* Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatments.
* Educates patients regarding health and illness prevention.
* Recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs.
* Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information, documenting clearly and concisely.
* Charts tests, examination results, and other appropriate clinical data.
* Triages patient telephone calls, providing consultation as needed.
* Communicates effectively with colleagues, patients, physicians, and administration.
* Maintains quality of clinical practice by…