Surgery Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant)

Company: Inova Health System
Location: Fairfax
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

Inova Surgery is looking for a full-time General Surgery APP to join our General Surgery Service Team. Inova Surgery is currently looking for a full-time APP to join our General Surgery Service Team. The selected candidate will provide initial assessment, stabilization, and subsequent evaluations as part of ongoing care in the acute inpatient hospital setting for patients requiring admission to, as well as those already admitted.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:

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• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
  
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
  
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
  
  Surgery Advanced Practice Provider Job Responsibilities:
  
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  • Respond to emergent/urgent care needs for hospitalized patients within scope of practice
    
  • Provide first response coverage while on duty
    
  • Perform initial assessment of general surgery consults, report findings and implement a treatment plan with the appropriate general surgery attending physician, as necessary
    
  • Elicit a detailed health history and a perform physical examination
    
  • Admit patients to the service
    
  • Order and expedite any necessary diagnostic studies, initiate necessary consultations, provide preoperative risk assessment, and post patients for surgery and other procedures
    
  • Perform general surgery bedside procedures as requested on admitted and emergency department/observation patients within scope of practice
    
  • Irrigation and debridement of open wounds
    
  • Application of simple and complex wound dressings and coverages
    
  • Management of drains
    
  • Perform daily assessments of all patients
    
  • Assist in appropriate discharge disposition
    
  • Document patient encounters, both initial and subsequent visits
    
  • Communicate effectively with the attending physician and other caregivers
    
  • Participate in morning report and sign out sessions
    
  • Actively participate in special projects as deemed necessary by the Chief of General Surgery and Lead APP.
    
  • Review and assist with the development and implementation of policies, protocols, guidelines, and procedures related to general surgery care and systemwide initiatives as directed
    
  • Demonstrate compliance with systemwide and departmental policies, procedures, and mandatory education requirements
    
  • Perform assigned work safely, adhering to established department safety rules and practices; report to appropriate persons any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients or visitors
    
  • Consistently behave as a lifelong learner, applying and integrating new knowledge and skills
    
    Additional Requirements:
    
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    • Completion of a master's degree program as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or completion of a Physician Assistant program.
      
    • Surgical or inpatient experience preferred.
      
    • License or license eligible in the state of Virginia
      
    • DEA
      
    • BLS
      
    • ACLS preferred
      

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