Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Plastic Surgery

Description

Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistants (PAs) in the Division of Plastic Surgery on the Phoenix campus work within care teams comprised of both physicians and NP/PAs working collaboratively. In a care team model NP or PAs are partnered with individual physicians to support patient care needs of the addition to supporting team-based care the NP or PA also has the opportunity to practice autonomously maintaining their own outpatient clinic with an individual caseload. Together the teams provide care for a wide range of patients across subspecialties. The Division of Plastic Surgery in Arizona has an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join their team.

The NP or PA role in Plastic Surgery requires full-time outpatient clinic hospital based inpatient care and surgical responsibilities. Within the outpatient clinical setting NP or PAs perform patient outpatient visits with direct and indirect supervision and may be involved in independent outpatient procedures. Additionally the NP or PA team interacts and partners with residents and is actively engaged in educational activities with rotating medical nursing and NP/PA students.

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant demonstrates leadership through involvement on committees and team projects education and research and actively seeks to improve the practice through performance improvement initiatives; remains active in professional organizations and participates in community activities; is flexible to adjust schedule to meet patient and staff needs; has the ability to manage time and stress effectively; and can adapt to unpredictable situations within the patient care setting.

During the selection process you may participate in an OnDemand (pre-recorded) interview that you can complete at your convenience. During the OnDemand interview a question will appear on your screen and you will have time to consider each question before responding. You will have the opportunity to re-record your answer to each question Mayo Clinic will only see the final recording. The complete interview will be reviewed by a Mayo Clinic staff member and you will be notified of next steps.

New Grads will not be considered at this time.

Adult Gerontology or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: Masters-prepared graduate of an accredited school of nursing and Nurse Practitioner program. Current AZ RN and APRN license and certification as a AGNP or ACNP. RN First Assist certification required.

Physician Assistant: Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program with current PA certification by NCCPA and registration as a PA by the AZ State Board of Medical Practice.

Additional Qualifications:

• Active BLS ACLS and RN First Assistant certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross at start date and DEA registration required.
• Seeking someone with a positive growth mindset who works well with and is supportive of their teammates is receptive to feedback and can adapt to a changing work environment.

Required Experience:

Junior IC