Advanced Practice Provider (PA-C or NP) OPA Kodiak, Alaska - Part-Time
Position Summary & Objectives
An exempt position responsible for practicing medicine with physician supervision including conduction examinations and writing prescriptions. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a highly skilled healthcare professional who provides comprehensive patient care through advanced clinical training and expertise. This role includes Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs). The APP will collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care. Within the advanced practice practitioner-physician relationship, this provider has the ability to exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. May include responsibility for administrative duties and includes additional duties and parameters of specific individual contract and/or continuing education requirements.
Learn more About Orthopedic Physicians Alaska at www.OPAlaska.com.
Essential Functions
Conduct physical exams, assess health status, order and interpret tests, prescribe medications, diagnose and treat illnesses. Some APPs may also give injections and suture wounds. Consult with physician(s) as needed and refer to physician(s) for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of an APP’s scope of work.
Competency
Knowledge
Clinical Expertise: Knowledge of the medical model, roles of physicians and physician assistants, pharmacology, pathophysiology, clinical medicine, physical diagnosis, and demonstrated proficiency in clinical skills and patient management.
Patient Assessment: Proficiency in taking medical histories, performing physicals, evaluating health status, diagnosing and treating medical problems, developing care plans, and maintaining confidential documentation in medical records.
Communication: Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members, ensuring clear and compassionate interactions.
Skills
Abilities
Physical Demands
Involves standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, and twisting. May be required to help transfer patients. High level of responsibility and heavy workload can generate stress.
Equipment Operated
Medical instruments required for physical exams, procedures, surgery, and computer hardware/software.
Work Environment
Medical office, exam room settings, and operating rooms. Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, biohazards, and other conditions common to a clinical environment. Frequent contact with people.
Education / Experience / Licenses / Certifications
Required
National certification as a Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, State NP or PA license, and recertification required.
Preferred (in addition to Required)
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Position Type & Expected Work Hours
This is a full-time position. Work hours will be determined based on individual employment agreement.
Remote Work
Not eligible for remote work.
Other Duties
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee who holds this position. Job duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
FLSA status: Non-exempt
Candidates meeting the above skills and qualifications and desiring to be part of a patient-centered, professional environment are invited to apply.
Core Competencies
- Synergy: Through collaboration & continuation improvement
- Empathy: Through compassion & patient-centered care
- Integrity: Through trust & ethical accountability
- Optimization: Through operational efficiency
The mission of OrthoAlaska, Orthopedic Physicians Alaska division is to provide the finest orthopedic surgery and musculoskeletal care in North America through quality, patient-centered care. Each of our physicians and surgeons works in concert with a certified orthopedic surgical physician assistant and other staff to provide patients an individualized care-team experience. Currently, we have offices in Anchorage, Wasilla, and Eagle River.
Employees enjoy opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative environment and exposure to a full range of orthopedic care with orthopedic, injury walk-in, and rheumatology clinics, an imaging center, athletic training and physical, occupational and massage therapy.
OPA values quality, patient-centered care, personal fulfillment through continuous improvement, team development, and community service. We welcome applicants who embrace our same core values and possess a daily renewed attitude of excellence.
OPA benefits include health and dental insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) and profit sharing, as well as paid time off.
OrthoAlaska is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, religion, age, pregnancy, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected categories.
