Nurse Practitioner - NP - Bariatric Surgery

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Community Description:

About: SSM Health DePaul Hospital:

SSM Health Weight Management Services (WMS) on the campus of SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide non-surgical weight loss clinical support for its program, which opened in 2006. WMS program offers surgical and non-surgical solutions to weight loss and has performed 7,000 life changing bariatrics surgeries and has comprehensive wrap-around services including RD and LPC to support patients on their journey. ( Weight Management Services | Bridgeton, MO | SSM Health)

Seeking a Nurse Practitioner who will have the passion for practicing in the field of weight loss management. New graduates welcomed. Candidates who will bring positivity, encouragement, and the ability to change patients' lives through improved health and efficiency of practice are desired. Most patients are self-referring and become patients for life.

Opportunity:

• Join a team of 3 Bariatric Surgeons, 1 Non-Surgical Physician, and 3 NPs
• 100% outpatient clinical practice primarily based on the campus of SSM Health DePaul Hospital with some potential support at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, MO
• See patients in the clinic, maintain My Charts, and review labs
• Full-time position offering flexibility of work schedule
• Anticipate seeing 15-18 patients per day once onboarding is completed

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• New graduates welcomed who have an interest in weight management
• Active Missouri RN & APRN licensure (NP) or ability to obtain
• Prefer OMA Certified in Weight Management

Opened in 1828, SSM Health DePaul Hospital is a 540-bed, full-service Catholic hospital. SSM DePaul Hospital was the first hospital west of the Mississippi River and remains the oldest continuously existing business in St. Louis. Today, SSM DePaul Hospital serves patients from across the St. Louis metropolitan area, with a concentration in the surrounding communities of Bridgeton, Florissant, Hazelwood, St. Ann, Olivette, St. John, Maryland Heights, and Overland in Missouri. SSM Health DePaul Hospital offers comprehensive medical care, with all private rooms in a convenient, central location, and offers the most advanced technology and procedures, including spine, knee, hip, and weight loss surgery.

Bridgeton, Missouri is an established North St. Louis County community that offers residents a convenient home base with easy access to the amenities of the greater St. Louis metro area. Residents can enjoy local dining, shopping, parks, and recreation, along with nearby access to St. Louis attractions, cultural destinations, major sports venues, entertainment, and regional employment centers. With its neighborhood feel and strong connection to the broader metro area, Bridgeton offers a practical, well-located place to live while staying close to everything St. Louis has to offer.

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