Locum Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - General Surgery Opening - Pennsylvania

Details & requirements for this opportunity :

• Specialty : General Surgery
• Requirement : Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant
• Location : Pennsylvania
• Start Date : 5 / 1 / 2025
• Credentialing Timeframe : 90 days
• License : An active Pennsylvania state license is required
• EMR : Epic
• Must be Board-Certified or Board-Eligible
• Other Details : A high-priority, full-time opportunity is available for experienced Acute Care Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants in General Surgery at a Pennsylvania facility starting May 1, 2025, due to turnover. Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience. BLS and CPR certifications are required; DEA is also mandatory, though a CSR is not needed. Providers should be available a minimum of 2 weeks per month and will work Monday through Friday, 7 : 00 AM to 3 : 00 PM, covering approximately 20 shifts per month. Responsibilities include floor management (daily rounds, patient orders, progress notes, discharges), ER consults / admissions (evaluations, operative planning, documentation), and serving as a first assistant in general surgery cases (open, laparoscopic, robotic), with full pre- and post-operative care. Call is required with a 30-minute beeper response time, though average admissions while on call are zero. Candidates will not work solo.
• White-glove licensing and credentialing assistance
• Rf : JO-01088

Job Responsibilities : - Manage inpatient care through daily rounds, order entry, progress notes, and discharge planning

Qualifications : - Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Working Hours : - Start date : May 1, 2025

Skills : - Proficiency in managing post-surgical and acute care patients