APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Surgical Associates Clinic-General Surgery
Practice independently without physician oversight.
Job Description
About the Role
Join Sanford Health as a APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Surgical Associates Clinic-General Surgery in United States.
Key Responsibilities
- call rotations, including nights, and weekends as needed.
Requirements
- Licensing prior to August 1, 1995, master's degree in nursing is preferred.
- Experience must correlate to the privileges requested.
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Call responsibilities required.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
Apply to join Sanford Health as a APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Surgical Associates Clinic-General Surgery.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Overview
This APP - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Surgical Associates Clinic-General Surgery position at Sanford Health includes the following lifestyle factors: no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.
Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
This Surgery position at Sanford 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.
Location & Logistics
This position is based in South Dakota.
South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a nurse practitioner earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Patient Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, Prescribing Medication, Care Coordination, Operating Room Assistance, Inpatient Rounding, Outpatient Clinic Work. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Surgery role.
Core responsibilities: This Nurse Practitioner role involves providing care across general surgery, colorectal, and hepatopancreato-biliary specialties through a mix of outpatient clinic duties, operating room support, and inpatient rounding. Responsibilities include assessing patients, establishing diagnoses, formulating...
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Protective Factors (1)
No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)
Interpretation: Position includes 1 validated protective factor against burnout.
Job Details
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted
2mo ago
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