Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Orthopedics
Company: Riverview Health
Location: Carmel
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Summary The Advanced Practice Provider is a Nurse
Practitioner or Physician Assistant who, working collaboratively
within an orthopedic team, is responsible for providing
comprehensive health care to patients in the area of specialty. Job
Responsibilities Prescribe and regulate medications per written
collaborative agreement. Apply effective application of extensive
knowledge of physical assessment, differential diagnosis,
pathophysiology, pharmacology, and management of acute and chronic
patient conditions to the assessment and treatment of patients.
Demonstrates clinical and theoretical staff competence for the
designated area. Know and demonstrate understanding, skills and
principles of infection prevention, reduction and control. Able to
safely and effectively use medical equipment in carrying out
planned interventions. Coordinate with other medical professionals
within an interdisciplinary team and able to work collaboratively,
organize assignments, manage time, multi-task, and assist with
other team members to achieve desired outcomes. Conduct
comprehensive or episodic health assessment of patient/families.
Include the psychosocial, cognitive and personal assets and
limitations of the patient/family with an emphasis on wellness when
assessing patients. Establish medical diagnosis; order and evaluate
diagnostic studies. Perform and monitor therapeutic procedures.
Access and/or manage follow-up plans, as according to written and
established protocols and modify management plan based on data
received from referral source. Act as resource to health care staff
and implement educational programs to improve management of
patients/families. Acknowledge importance of research process by
contributing ideas, collecting data, sharing knowledge and applying
new findings to practice. Other duties as assigned Education
Requirements Minimum: Nurse Practitioner: Master’s Degree from an
Advanced Practice Nursing Program RN and Nurse Practitioner
licensure for State of Indiana Certification as Nurse Practitioner.
Physician Assistant: Graduate of an accredited school of Physician
Assisting; prefer Master's degree Experience Requirements Minimum:
Nurse Practitioner: Clinical nursing as a RN for five (5) years;
require one (1) year practicing as a Nurse Practitioner in
orthopedics; Some orthopedic hand experience preferred Physician
Assistant: Experience in a hospital or physician practice setting;
require one (1) year practicing as a Physician Assistant in
orthopedics; Some orthopedic hand experience License/Certification
Requirements Minimum: Nurse Practitioner Registered Nurse licensed
to practice in Indiana Advanced Practice Nurse and Controlled
Substance Registration licenses in the state of Indiana Drug
Enforcement Agency (DEA) Registration Basic Life Safety (American
Heart Association) Credentials with American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) or other nationally recognized credentialing center
Physician Assistant Physician Assistant license in the state of
Indiana Controlled Substance Registration license in the state of
Indiana Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Registration Basic Life
Safety (American Heart Association)
Keywords: Riverview Health, Fort Wayne , Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Orthopedics, Healthcare , Carmel, Indiana
