General Surgery Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Company Description

When you come to the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, you’re coming to more than simply a beautiful 37-acre, 218-bed suburban Baltimore, Maryland campus. You’re embarking on a professional journey that encourages opportunities, values a team atmosphere, and makes convenience and flexibility a priority. Joining our team of healthcare professionals means you’ll be contributing to a locally and nationally recognized institution. UM St. Joseph has been recognized by The Leapfrog Group as a grade ‘A’ hospital and by U.S. News & World Report as #3 in both the state and Baltimore Metro area, making UM St. Joseph the highest-ranking community hospital in Maryland. In addition, we’ve been consistently recognized as a top employer by Baltimore magazine. 

Job Description

University of Maryland Joseph Medical Center (UM-SJMC), a member hospital of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), has an immediate opening for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their inpatient General Surgery team. This position manages patients pre and post-operatively after a multitude of general, hepatobiliary, and colorectal surgeries.  These include pancreatic resections, liver resection, small bowel resections, foregut procedures, gastric resections, colon resections, hernia repairs, cholecystectomies, and appendectomies. This APP team also assists in seeing consults on inpatients and ER patients. The current team includes 6 surgeons (2 hepatobiliary, 3 general, and 1 colorectal), 2 NPs and 1 PA.  

• 12 hour shifts. Days, nights, and weekend coverage
• Full-time Night Shift available
• 1-2 years of post-op hospital based surgery care experience highly preferred
• NP’s must have Acute Care certification 
• PA’s must have experience beyond clinical training
• Will consider new grad NPs with prior experience as an RN working with hospitalized surgery patients
• Competitive base salary, including malpractice insurance
• SJMC is a CMS 5-Star, Leapfrog Grade ‘A’ hospital and ranked the #1 community hospital in Maryland by the U.S. News and World Report.
• This is an outstanding opportunity to join an excellent institution, healthcare system, and team.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

1. For NPs, Master of Science degree with completion of an accredited Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program required. For PA’s, Bachelor’s Degree: Physician Assistant required. Master’s preferred.
2. Current state licensure as an Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant required. NPs must hold Acute Care NP certification
3. Current BLS certification or obtained prior to providing direct patient care is required.
4. DEA and CDS eligible

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.