Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Job Title: Nurse Practitioner, NP

• Typical Schedule: varies

Job Type: Full Time

We always strive to make your experience at Nebraska Orthopaedic Center a friendly, comfortable, and positive one. We want you to feel you received the same high-quality care we would offer a member of your own family. At NOC, we strive to be your healing destination. NOC is currently seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner to work with one of our providers who specializes in sports injuries in addition to shoulder, knee, hip, elbow, and ankle problems.

Essential Functions:

• Transport charts, imaging, and surgical templates to and from the operating room and clinic as needed.
• Review imaging and verify that all case-specific instruments, implants, and supplies are available and prepared prior to surgery.
• Assist with proper patient positioning on the operating room table.
• Apply tourniquets, compression devices, and surgical draping. Provide intraoperative assistance by retracting tissue, positioning extremities, cauterizing vessels, and performing suctioning or sponging as necessary.
• Complete skin closure procedures as directed by the physician.
• Apply post-operative dressings, splints, slings, immobilizers, and additional orthopaedic devices as instructed.
• Assist with safely transferring patients from the operating room table to a stretcher for transport to recovery.
• Support efficient operating room turnover by assisting with cleaning and preparation between procedures.
• Maintain and care for privately owned surgical instruments.
• Coordinate preparation for upcoming surgical procedures and communicate assistance needs to back-office staff when coverage is unavailable.
• Obtain comprehensive and focused patient histories and physical examinations; interpret and correlate diagnostic and laboratory findings under the direction of the supervising physician.
• Order, obtain, and perform appropriate diagnostic tests, laboratory studies, and procedures.
• Participate in hospital rounds, complete patient orders, and provide call coverage support for orthopaedic surgeons.
• Assess patient conditions, develop and implement treatment plans for hospitalized patients, and complete documentation including discharge summaries, histories, and physicals.
• Evaluate patients presenting through the emergency department.
• Provide athletic and sports team coverage when needed.
• Prescribe, dispense, and administer medications, braces, orthotics, orthoses, and related orthopaedic devices in compliance with Nebraska state regulations.
• Participate in research initiatives, quality assurance projects, and database management activities as directed by the supervising physician.
• Perform minor clinical procedures including wound management and joint injections as needed.
• Participate in the shared physician call schedule.
• Provide support in additional areas of the organization when operational needs arise.
• Consistent and dependable attendance is required for this position.

Requirements:

• Must have a Nebraska state Nurse Practitioner license in good standing.
• DEA license is preferred.
• Two years experience is preferred, but not required
• Orthopedic knowledge is preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to effectively manage and prioritize daily responsibilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to remain flexible and respond appropriately in a fast-paced environment with competing demands.
• Demonstrates professionalism and fosters positive working relationships with patients, physicians, coworkers, administration, and the public.
• Consistently supports and reflects the clinic mission in daily work activities.
• Maintains strict confidentiality regarding patient and organizational information.
• Complies with all established clinic policies, procedures, and standards.
• Must demonstrate a positive attitude, professionalism, teamwork, and reliability.
• Reports to work punctually and maintains regular attendance in accordance with clinic expectations.

Our Values: At Nebraska Orthopaedic Center, we understand that we have the opportunity to make a positive impact in people’s lives every day. We are dedicated to providing patients with the highest quality of personalized and efficient care. To obtain this goal we have put together a team of energetic, hard-working, and caring staff members who look forward to serving our patients.

EOE

• Schedules can vary depending on department needs.

Benefits: 401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Free parking

Health insurance

License reimbursement

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance