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Kearney, Nebraska

NP PA Advanced Practice Provider - Orthopedic and Hand Surgery

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$57.33-$88.47/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

When you join us, you’ll become a part of a nationally recognized health system dedicated to our mission of “helping people live the healthiest lives possible.” You’ll practice big-city medicine with a small-city feel.

About This Role

As an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) in Orthopedic and Hand Surgery, you will work with a team of healthcare professionals committed to providing compassionate care and excellent patient experience. In this role, you will work alongside a well-established group of 3 DPMs, 5 MDs and 5 APPs caring for patients at Platte Valley Hospital, Platte Valley Medical Group Orthopedics Clinic and the East Crossroads Clinic.

You Can Also Anticipate

  • Working full time, 40 hours/week with rotating call shifts (more information about shifts and schedule will be discussed further in an interview)
  • Call requirements include 5-6 days per month where you will work alongside different orthopedic providers
  • 2-3 days in Clinic, 1-2 OR Days and In Office Procedures
  • Having a multidisciplinary approach to providing care and enjoy working in a team setting
  • This position includes a sign on incentive of $10,000 and up to $7,500 in relocation assistance, if applicable
  • The ideal candidate will have an orthopedics and/or hand surgery background but is not required

How We'll Support You

We care about your well-being which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package. In addition, we offer paid time off, license reimbursement, malpractice insurance coverage, and an annual CME allowance to support your continuous growth and development. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package.

  • What you’ll bring
  • PA or NP degree from a fully accredited program
  • New Grads are welcome to apply with the requirement of having successfully completed an orthopedic rotation
  • Active, unobstructed Colorado license, or the ability to obtain one
  • BLS certification and DEA
  • Ability to successfully complete Intermountain Health’s credentialing process

About Us

Intermountain Health is a model health system providing extraordinary care and superior service at an affordable cost. We are an integrated not-for-profit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, and a medical group with more than 5,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers across seven states in the mountain west.

Our value statements are core to our culture. They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us. Learn more about our Mission, Vision, and Values at: About Intermountain!

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Health?

It means joining the Power of We, building an environment where providers and caregivers can deliver the best in healthcare. Realizing each caregiver and volunteer is vital to providing care to our patients, because WE can only achieve the extraordinary together. Committed to the best in research and most advanced technology, the results are better clinical patient outcomes.

Platte Valley Hospital is a 98-bed Level III Trauma community hospital that is proud to offer comprehensive, integrated care focused on holistic health. We are proud to extend the mission of Intermountain Health by providing care for the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other.

Location

Platte Valley Clinic

Work City

Brighton

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$57.33 - $88.47

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations.

If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment.

I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain.

Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

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Key Responsibilities

The Advanced Practice Provider will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide orthopedic and hand surgery care across hospital and clinic settings. Responsibilities include clinical patient care, operating room assistance, and performing in-office procedures.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a PA or NP degree from an accredited program and possess an active, unobstructed Colorado license. New graduates are eligible to apply provided they have successfully completed an orthopedic rotation.

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical proceduresTeam collaborationDEA registration

Orthopedic Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 40 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 33% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$152k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $168k in an average-cost state. 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call

Living in Kearney

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k
Typical market rent
$1,643/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Sign on incentive of $10,000
Up to $7,500 in relocation assistance
Generous benefits package
Paid time off
License reimbursement
Malpractice insurance coverage
Annual CME allowance