General Surgery Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant St. Cloud, MN

Summary
As an Advanced Practice Provider with the General Surgery team, your practice includes, but is not limited to:

• Comprehensive health care assessment, diagnosis, initiation of appropriate care and treatment
• Continuous outcome monitoring of the general surgery patient population.
• Follow established protocols and collaborate with physicians
• Work independently in health care decisions.
• Establish a philosophy of patient and family-centered care in all patient care practices
• Primary focus of this role will be inpatient care with limited OR expectations

Schedule

• Work 7 days on and 7 days off (7am-5pm on the days worked)
• Rotating Holidays
• Compensated as a 1.0

Pay and Benefits

• Salary range: $ - $ per year
  • Pay may be determined by factors such as education, experience, skills, knowledge, location, and internal equity
  • Salary and salary range are based on a 1.0 FTE, reduced FTE will result in a prorated offer rate
  • May be eligible for additional pay through bonuses, quality incentives, or production-based compensation.
• Benefits:
  Medical, dental, time off, retirement, employee discounts and more!

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Eligibility for Minnesota licensure as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• CPR certification is required
• Must be able to treat all ages

Preferred:

• Surgical experience preferred
• Previous experience as an Advanced Practice Provider is preferred but not required

Department Information
Some of the services provided and conditions treated include the following:

• Colon and rectal cancer
• Laparoscopic removal of the gallbladder
• Thyroid and parathyroid disease
• Breast diseases
• Biopsy of breast lesions
• Sentinel node excision
• Lumpectomy/Mastectomy
• All types of hernias
• Manage trauma patients
• Stomach and small bowel surgery
• Cancer of the pancreas
• Thoracic surgery
• Pediatric hernias
• Endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy
• Hemorrhoid, anal fistula, anal fissure surgery
• Melanoma surgery
• Excision of skin cancers, moles, cysts, fatty tumors, skin tags
• Removal of foreign bodies (example: splinters)