Job DescriptionHarborview Medical Center's Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery team has an outstanding opportunity for a ARNP, Nurse Practitioner; or PA-C, Physician Assistant.
WORK SCHEDULE- Full-time, 100% FTE (40 hours per week)
- Day shift, Monday - Friday
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS- Inpatient, Outpatient, ED, and OR responsibilities
- Provide continuity of care for patients throughout their reconstructive needs: Craniomaxillofacial and Gender-Affirming Care, though, will be cross-trained to support other specialties across the Plastic Surgery Department (i.e. Lower Extremity Trauma, Trunk and Pelvic Reconstruction).
- Diverse patient population, including pediatrics
Independent management and decision-making with supportive and collaborative surgical providers. - Wound evaluation, debridement, and management
- Independent procedures commensurate with skill level and training: anesthesia assisted wound care and arch bar removal, laceration repair, in-clinic scar revisions, incision and drainage, aspirations
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES- The APP supports continuity across the continuum of surgical care-from initial evaluation and preoperative preparation through hospitalization, discharge, postoperative follow-up, and long-term recovery. Care is patient-centered, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and affirming to each patient's identity, goals, and lived experience.
- Outpatient Clinic: Conduct new patient consultations, pre-operative evaluations, and postoperative follow-up visits; manage wound care, suture/staple removal, and surgical site assessments; in-office procedures commensurate with skill level and training; coordinate multidisciplinary care plans with surgeons
- Inpatient Care: Hold the Plastic Surgery team pager, round on primary and consult patients, manage acute surgical issues, write orders and progress notes, coordinate discharge planning, and serve as a primary point of contact for nursing staff, consulting services, and collaborate with residents. Assess new consults throughout the hospital: ED, OR, acute care, and outpatient clinics. Independently performing ED procedures "commensurate with skill level and training"
- Would add seeing ED consults, possibly performing ED procedures "commensurate with skill level and training"
- Operating Room: Serve as first assistant for craniofacial reconstruction, gender-affirming surgical procedures (e.g., facial feminization/masculinization, chest and genital reconstruction), free flap and microsurgical cases, and general reconstructive procedures; assist with positioning, exposure, closure, and intraoperative decision-making.
- Documentation & Coordination: Maintain accurate, timely documentation across EMR systems; assist with in-basket messaging with patients, secure chat messaging with providers, and care coordination for medically complex patients.
- Patient Education & Advocacy: Provide compassionate, culturally competent and trauma informed counseling to patients and families navigating complex reconstructive or gender-affirming care pathways.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS- Master's or doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
- Current Washington State ARNP licensure and prescriptive authority by the start of employment.
- Current national board certification appropriate to the assigned patient population and clinical setting.
- Current DEA registration/eligibility required for the position.
OR
- Graduation from an ARC-PA-accredited Physician Assistant program.
- Current Washington State Physician Assistant licensure by the start of employment.
- Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
- Current DEA registration/eligibility required for the position.
AND
- Eligibility for UW Medicine credentialing and clinical privileges.
- Current BLS and ACLS certification; additional life-support certification as required by the assigned clinical setting.
- Ability to work effectively with medically and socially complex patients and within an interprofessional academic practice.
- Demonstrated commitment to respectful, equitable, inclusive, and patient-centered care.
- Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
Compensation, Benefits and Position DetailsPay Range Minimum:$133,944.00 annual
Pay Range Maximum:$209,664.00 annual
Other Compensation:Relocation assistance available
Benefits:For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
Shift:First Shift (United States of America)
Temporary or Regular?This is a regular position
FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):100.00%
Union/Bargaining Unit:SEIU 1199NW HMC PA-ARNP
