Nurse Practitioner - Orthopedic jobs in Sterling Heights, MI

• Provides inpatient medical care, with the supervision but not necessarily the presence of a qualified physician member of the medical staff; e.g.: Patient history, physical examination, ordering and interpreting tests, making diagnoses and instituting treatment plans
• Provides inpatient consultation on internal medicine conditions, and may unction as a critical team member on the hospital code team
• In conjunction with the supervising physician conducts admission evaluations and assessments and provides inpatient medical coverage for community physicians as necessary
• May be required to take call. Specific procedures within the Department of Medicine are individually credentialed as indicated by training and experience

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: Requires Master's Degree in Nursing; Licensure as Certified Nurse Practitioner; Licensure as a Registered Nurse; and BCLS Certification -OR- Requires a bachelor's degree; Completion of an AMA-approved Physician Assistant program; Licensure as a Physician Assistant

• BCLS Certification
• ATLS/PALS
• Experience working as an APP in Orthopedics/ Orthopedic Surgery for at least two years is preferred.
• First assist experience in OR
  - ACLS/BLS required

• Organization: Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
• Department: HFWB APP - Orthopedic Surgery
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable