Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) - Orthopedic Sports - Owatonna

0.6-0.8 FTE - Orthopedic Sports

An Orthopedic Sports Surgery Advanced Practice Clinician collaborates with orthopedic surgeons to diagnose, treat, and manage musculoskeletal injuries. Responsibilities include performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests (such as X-rays and MRI scans), diagnosing conditions, prescribing medications, assisting in surgery, and educating patients on injury prevention and recovery. The clinician serves as a key member of the physician-led care team in both the clinic and the operating room.

Salary range: $61.78–$84.25 per hour.

Offers for external candidates are generally made between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on experience.

Incentive Plan: Eligible for a variable, or non-guaranteed, portion of compensation based on achievement of specific citizenship, quality, or other goals. This is currently 7.5% of base income.

At Olmsted Medical Center, we value our clinicians and are committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. To keep up with the evolving trends, Olmsted Medical Center offers the following for clinicians who are employed at a 0.5 FTE or higher.

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Adoption Assistance Plan
• PTO
• CME
• 401K
• Malpractice

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses - APRNs:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Masters or Doctorate degree
• Licensed as a registered nurse and as an APRN by the Minnesota Board of Nursing
• Certified by a national credentialing board
• Certified by specialty
• Must complete continuing education and professional development beyond formal education as outlined by certifying body
• Previous experience in orthopedic practice preferred

Physician Assistant - PAs:

• Graduate of an accredited physician assistant program
• Licensed by Minnesota Board of Medicine
• Certified through National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Certification by specialty is also available
• Must complete continuing education and professional development beyond formal education as outlined by certifying body
• Previous experience in orthopedic practice preferred

Both APC positions will also have:

• Basic Life Support (Advanced Life Support as required by your area of practice)
• DEA registration
• Pass background check
• Register with the Minnesota Prescriptive Monitoring Program (PMP)

Job Responsibilities:

1. Provides diagnosis and treatment of common orthopedic problems.

• Elicits appropriate present and past medical history and review of systems.
• Performs appropriate physical examination and orders appropriate diagnostic studies.
• Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings in history and physical.
• Establishes appropriate differential diagnosis.
• Assesses stability of chronic illness and compliance with present therapy; monitors for complications of disease or therapy.
• Establishes appropriate treatment plan. Assesses need for physician intervention.
• Determines timing for follow-up and orders appropriate referrals.
• Performs technical procedures and utilizes basic diagnostic instruments with skill.
• Counsels regarding health maintenance and injury prevention and provides anticipatory guidance as appropriate.
• Initiates the order of laboratory tests, radiological examinations, and other routine diagnostic procedures.
• Orders or performs routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, wound care, venous and arterial blood draws, and managing conditions produced by infection, trauma, or other disease process.

2. Provides health education to patients about ways to improve, promote, and maintain their health status, including, but not limited to providing educational information on disease/injuries, prevention of injuries, and self-care practice.

• Assesses and tailors education to learning capabilities and readiness of individual.
• Prioritizes learning needs and documents them.
• Ensures that time frame and subject matter is appropriate for individuals.
• Utilizes appropriate teaching materials (handouts, demonstration, etc.) and documents use for patient outcomes.

3. Maintains accurate records, medication lists,…