Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner- Orthopedic Surgery (Inpatient)

2 months ago
New YorkFull TimeOrthopedic Surgery
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends
Practice Authority in New York
Supervision Required

Requires collaborative agreement with a physician.

Job Description

About the Role

Join Northwell as a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner- Orthopedic Surgery (Inpatient) in United States. Job Description Orthopedic PA Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Key Responsibilities

  • All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
  • Job Qualification Bachelor’s Degree, required.
  • Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.

Benefits & Compensation

  • that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.
  • When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.

-, location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Northwell as a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner- Orthopedic Surgery (Inpatient).

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentDiagnosisTreatment PlanningFollow-up CarePerformance ImprovementResearchPatient History TakingPhysical ExaminationsOperating Room CoverageFloor Patient ManagementOrder WritingLaboratory InterpretationPhysician CollaborationDischarge SummariesPrescription WritingReferrals
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner- Orthopedic Surgery (Inpatient) position at Northwell includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Orthopedic Surgery — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Orthopedic Surgery position at Northwell 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.

Nationally, Orthopedic Surgery professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $510k, with the typical range spanning $380k to $700k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in New York.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, Follow-up Care, Performance Improvement, Research, Patient History Taking, Physical Examinations. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Orthopedic Surgery role.

Core responsibilities: The Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner performs technical procedures for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome evaluation, while also participating in performance improvement and educational activities. Key duties include taking histories, performing phys...

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About Northwell

Hospitals and Health Care
Lake Success, NY
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Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

2mo ago

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