Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) - Thoracic Surgery

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:

• 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.

Thoracic Surgery Advanced Practice Provider Job Responsibilities:

* Collaborate with surgeons and interventional pulmonologists to assess and manage the care of acutely injured or critically ill surgical patients in the inpatient setting.

* Management of patients in the emergency department, intensive care unit, intermediate care unit, and floor.

* Administer medications and treatments.

* Monitor patients' vital signs, laboratory values, and response to treatment.

* Assist or perform appropriately privileged procedures, such as, thoracentesis, pleural catheter placement and removal.

* Obtain and maintain advanced trauma life support.

* Provide education to patients and their families on the plan of care and post-operative management.

* Communicate effectively with the surgical team regarding patient status and changes in condition.

* Participate in quality improvement initiatives and clinical research projects.

* Maintain accurate and complete patient records.

* Rotating days with possible nights and weekends.

* Opportunities to first assist in the operating room.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program

* Board Certified Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner with RNFA certification. Employees must maintain certification requirements.

* ACLS Certification for physician assistants, ACLS and BLS certification for nurse practitioners

* Current Virginia medical license

* Current DEA number National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

* Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or Physician Associate

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience as an Advanced Practice Provider in a Thoracic Surgery or Pulmonology setting

* Experience in the operating room