Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant - Ortho; Inpatient

Position: Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Ortho (Inpatient)
## Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Ortho (Inpatient)
Apply locations:
Nashville, TNtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R-59463
** Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center**:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
** Organization:
** VUH Acute Care Surgery
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* Job Summary:

** The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a key member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, collaborating closely with physicians and other care providers to manage a distinct patient population in the inpatient acute care setting. Working with hospitalized patients, the APP provides specialized care and supports the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based medical services. This role requires a strong foundation in evidence-based practice and clinical education, with the APP responsible for adhering to established clinical pathways and protocols to ensure safe and effective patient care.

The APP will demonstrate advanced medical knowledge, clinical and technical competence, sound clinical judgment, and professional communication skills. In addition, the APP is accountable for timely and compliant documentation and actively participates in professional development and competency validation to maintain high standards of care..
** Inpatient
* *** Position

Hours:

*** Night Shift
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* Department Summary:

** This position is based in an adult hospital setting in Nashville and supports a high-volume Orthopedic service line consisting of two teams:
Orthopedic Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery (including joint, foot and ankle, hand, sports medicine, and oncology). Each team is supported by a team of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), working collaboratively to manage a diverse patient population.

The majority of patients are located on the dedicated orthopedic/trauma unit (7T3), with additional responsibility for consulting and managing orthopedic patients across other hospital units. New hires will provide cross-coverage for both teams, participate in comprehensive patient care, respond to pages, and collaborate closely with physicians and interdisciplinary staff to ensure high-quality outcomes.
* Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) / Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) Required

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
* In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patients’ overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
* Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
* Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
* Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
* Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
* Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations
* Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within a specialty scope of practice.
* Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
* The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
* Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced):
Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency in behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, an understanding and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession and society. Participates in professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice.
* Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced):
Demonstrates care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease and care at the end of life. Within scope of licensure and certification, manages previously diagnosed and undiagnosed patients. Uses health assessment skills to differentiate between normal,…