Nurse Practitioner - Surgical works in collaboration with hospital physicians to manage care for patients in a surgical setting. Provides direct care and follow-up for patients in surgical care units. Being a Nurse Practitioner - Surgical orders, interprets, and records results of clinical tests and reports results to physicians. Prescribes medications and makes recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment. Additionally, Nurse Practitioner - Surgical requires a master's degree. Requires Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP). Requires Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Nurse Practitioner - Surgical's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Surgical Institute of South Dakota, PC, a ten physician general surgery group in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is seeking a full time Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner to assist our physicians in support of the Trauma and Acute Surgical Coverage Services Program at Avera McKennan Hospital.
This position is responsible for coordinating and providing care to patients admitted to the trauma and acute surgical service at Avera McKennan Hospital, providing consultative and postoperative general surgery care to patients while working in tandem with the group's on-call Physician. This position will be assigned rotating shifts which include days, evenings and weekends.
Candidates for this position must possess a minimum of two years experience in a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner role within a surgical specialty and be able to work independently. Certification and licensure or eligibility for licensure in the state of South Dakota is required.
An excellent salary and benefits package is available. If you’d like to join a growing practice that has a proven record of providing excellent patient care and a positive work environment, we’d love to hear from you!
Contact Information:
Mark Hatting mhatting@surgicalinstitute.com
Surgical Institute of South Dakota, PC
911 E. 20th St. #700
Sioux Falls, SD 57105