Physician Assistant/ Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery - FT

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant/ Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery - FT at Ochsner Health a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Surgery nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

This Surgery position at Ochsner Health is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

This position is based in United States.

Key skills and qualifications: Medical Management, Emergency Stabilization, Patient Education, Discharge Planning, Computer Skills, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Interpersonal Skills. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Surgery role.

Core responsibilities: This role involves working collaboratively in a team model to provide primary and urgent medical management, including emergency stabilization of critically ill patients in an outpatient clinic setting. Responsibilities also include teaching residents and medical students, staff development, patient...