Nurse Practitioner; NP

Job Title:

Nurse Practitioner, NP

• Typical Schedule:
  
  varies

• Transport charts, imaging, and surgical templates to and from the operating room and clinic as needed.
• Review imaging and verify that all case-specific instruments, implants, and supplies are available and prepared prior to surgery.
• Assist with proper patient positioning on the operating room table.
• Apply tourniquets, compression devices, and surgical draping. Provide intraoperative assistance by retracting tissue, positioning extremities, cauterizing vessels, and performing suctioning or sponging as necessary.
• Complete skin closure procedures as directed by the physician.
• Apply post-operative dressings, splints, slings, immobilizers, and additional orthopaedic devices as instructed.
• Assist with safely transferring patients from the operating room table to a stretcher for transport to recovery.
• Support efficient operating room turnover by assisting with cleaning and preparation between procedures.
• Maintain and care for privately owned surgical instruments.
• Coordinate preparation for upcoming surgical procedures and communicate assistance needs to back-office staff when coverage is unavailable.
• Obtain comprehensive and focused patient histories and physical examinations; interpret and correlate diagnostic and laboratory findings under the direction of the supervising physician.
• Order, obtain, and perform appropriate diagnostic tests, laboratory studies, and procedures.
• Participate in hospital rounds, complete patient orders, and provide call coverage support for orthopaedic surgeons.
• Assess patient conditions, develop and implement treatment plans for hospitalized patients, and complete documentation including discharge summaries, histories, and physicals.
• Evaluate patients presenting through the emergency department.
• Provide athletic and sports team coverage when needed.
• Prescribe, dispense, and administer medications, braces, orthotics, orthoses, and related orthopaedic devices in compliance with Nebraska state regulations.
• Participate in research initiatives, quality assurance projects, and database management activities as directed by the supervising physician.
• Perform minor clinical procedures including wound management and joint injections as needed.
• Participate in the shared physician call schedule.
• Provide support in additional areas of the organization when operational needs arise.
• Consistent and dependable attendance is required for this position.

• Must have a Nebraska state Nurse Practitioner license in good standing.
• DEA license is preferred.
• Two years experience is preferred, but not required
• Orthopedic knowledge is preferred.

• Ability to effectively manage and prioritize daily responsibilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to remain flexible and respond appropriately in a fast-paced environment with competing demands.
• Demonstrates professionalism and fosters positive working relationships with patients, physicians, coworkers, administration, and the public.
• Consistently supports and reflects the clinic mission in daily work activities.
• Maintains strict confidentiality regarding patient and organizational information.
• Complies with all established clinic policies, procedures, and standards.
• Must…