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Req #: 248076

Department: HARBORVIEW - INPATIENT ORTHOPEDICS

Posting Date: 08/05/2025

Closing Info:

Open Until Filled

Salary: $10,116 - $15,823 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

As a UW Medicine employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on the benefits for this position, click here (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908\_a11y.pdf)

APP (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) - Inpatient Orthopedics

**$10,000 Recruitment Incentive/Sign-On Bonus for eligible new employees joining UW Medicine** **Harborview Medical Center** is seeking a full time **Orthopedic Advanced Practice Provider** to join its growing team.

The orthopedic APP will have responsibility for the care of in-patients 7 days a week including some evening and night coverage as well as an expectation of some weekends and holidays.

The orthopedic APP will have general independence and decision-making responsibility in the care of the orthopedic patient on the inpatient units, under the guidance of the attending physicians, and in consultation with Fellows and residents. The orthopedic APP works in collaboration with the care coordinators, and social workers to discharge patients safely and efficiently. General administrative supervision is under the direction of the Assistant Director of ARNPs and PAs (APPs), and clinical supervision is under the direction of the medical director. The APP is responsible for coordination of direct patient care, documentation of care delivered, adherence to hospital and nursing policies, procedures, and practice standards. Provide clinical expertise and education to patients and staff. The APPs participate in research and teaching programs.

Harborview (HMC) is the only level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center serving Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. HMC is owned by King County, governed by a county-appointed Board of Trustees, and managed by the University of Washington (UW). Harborview serves as one of the training sites for the UW School of Medicine, Medex and School of Nursing programs and is a public/safety-net hospital for our diverse community. We provide high quality, state-of-the art advanced health care for all.

Duties include:

• Medical history review and interpret patient data to formulate treatment plans based on diagnosis and when necessary consulting with Attending physician, fellow, or residents

• Work collaboratively with nursing leadership to ensure timely communications with the nursing staff.

• Round with teams and collaborate with residents on daily tasks needed such as ordering labs, suture removal, wound care, drain removal, x-ray ordering and follow up

• Provide education and updates to patients and family members regarding care plan

• Recognize and evaluate situations which call for immediate attention and when necessary, institute emergency procedures.

• Prescribes medical equipment, devices, physical and occupational therapy, and home health services.

• Prescribes in-patient and discharge medications including controlled substances with DEA authorization.

• Works collaboratively with the attending physician, consulting physician(s), and other disciplines to identify, develop, and implement an appropriate plan of care that maximizes individual patient/family preference and enhances quality, access, and cost-effective outcomes.

• Facilitates the continuity of care across the continuum of services, e.g. home care, other facilities, appointments with MDs etc.

• Review and update protocols in collaboration with physician.

• Serves as a clinical expert and resource for the education of peers and other health professionals.

A higher degree of healthcare.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored.

As the region's only Level I Trauma center, Harborview Medical Center is well known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD, Center for Advanced Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (CARER), and mentally-and medically- vulnerable populations. Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region.

**Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion.** Become part of our team, and join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

**Requirements** :

• Nurse Practitioner:

- Masters or Doctorate Degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing

- AND Washington State Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License with prescriptive privileges

- AND National certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

• Physician Assistant:

- Licensure as a Physician’s Assistant in the State of Washington

- AND national certification from a national certifying body (NCCPA)

• BLS/ACLS certification required

• Applicant must be eligible to receive hospital staff appointments for adjunct staff membership by the Organized Medical Staff of the hospital under Medical Staff By-Laws for hospital-based positions.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.