Advanced Practice Professional; NP) Orthopaedic Adult Reconstruction; Joints) Hip and Knee replacement-Troy Center

Advanced Practice Professional (APP) Job Opening

Both qualified Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Physician Assistant (PA) applicants will be considered. NPs are directed to apply to job # 282760, PAs are directed to apply to job # 282761. A total of one (1), 1.0 FTE, Advanced Practice Professional (either NP or PA) will be hired to fill this job opening.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

The Orthopaedic Surgery-Hip and Knee Replacement service is seeking a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner to provide and advance the care of our patients through dedicated, professional service as an integral member of a comprehensive team.

The Troy Medical Campus will be University of Michigan Health's first clinical presence in the Oakland County market. We are building a state-of-the-art specialty care campus in the heart of Troy where a deeply human commitment to personalized care will come together with world-class expertise, cutting-edge therapies, and a legacy of more than 175 years of transformative research to help patients and families in Oakland County and beyond find their Michigan Answers.

The campus will feature two outpatient facilities with over a dozen specialty programs, including Cancer services, Musculoskeletal/Sports Medicine, and Reproductive Medicine, as well as a surgery/procedure center, comprehensive imaging services, laboratory, pharmacy, and therapy services. The campus is conveniently located near I-75, surrounded by popular shopping and dining, and features free parking, on-site cafe, with facilities committed to sustainable, environmentally responsible practices.

Job

Responsibilities include:

• Evaluation and treatment of new orthopaedic patients, peri-operative patients, return visits, injection visits autonomously with faculty support as needed.
• Assisting surgeons in the diagnosis and treatment of Orthopaedic patients in the outpatient, and OR setting
• Assist/First Assist surgeons in operating room
• Triage and responsible for Primary phone call answering patient questions during evenings/weekends (split responsibility with Ortho Faculty/APPs at Troy Campus).
• Providing service continuity in the outpatient clinical setting (including preoperative and postoperative care, as well as management of non-operative patient conditions)
• Performing detailed medical history and conduct preoperative and postoperative patient evaluations
• Collecting and assisting in the interpretation of reports from diagnostic imaging studies and laboratory tests
• Performing various minor office-based procedures, injection/aspirations, application of braces, splints
• Serving as a resource to administrative (administrative assistants and call center) and medical (nursing and medical assistants) staff daily and in instances of faculty absences
• Make follow up telephone calls post surgery as needed
• Coordinate outpatient discharge, write orders as needed
• Coordination of care plans as needed, collaborate with other health care providers/clinicians to coordinate clinical care.
• Providing follow up to patients and assistance in the referral to various internal and external facilities.
• Participation in quality improvement activities
• Participation in APP student education
• Provide routine Orthopaedic services effectively and efficiently.

Required Qualifications NP:

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner specialty certification in the State of Michigan.
• Current certification to practice as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care, Adult Nurse Practitioner Primary Care or Family Nurse Practitioner will be considered.
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner recognized by the National Council of State Boards of…