Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Urology- Inpatient (Muncie, IN)

Indiana University Health Medical Group has an employment opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their Urology Departmentin Muncie, Indiana. This position is 100% Inpatient.

Position Details:

• Full Time, Day Shift
• 4-10-hour shifts per week/ alternatively could consider 5–8-hour shifts
• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (Wednesdays off if you work 4-10's)
• Call Schedule- Potential for first call duties during the day when covering inpatient Urology
• 100% Inpatient
• Work directly with 4 physicians and 1-2 APPs

Patient Population:

• Elective postoperative cases
• Inpatient Consults

Procedures:

• Cystoscopy
• Urethral Dilation
• Suturing
• Drain Removal
• Foley Insertions
• First Assist in OR

Position Responsibilities:

• First assist in the operating room, with particular emphasis on robotic surgical procedures.
• Support the perioperative management of elective surgical patients, including completion of preoperative and postoperative orders and history and physical examinations (H&Ps) within scope of practice.
• Facilitate postoperative evaluation and discharge of appropriate patients from the PACU.
• Perform inpatient rounding on elective postoperative urology patients, including assessment, care coordination, order management, and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with and support the inpatient urology APP in evaluating and managing inpatient consultations as clinical volume and staffing needs require.
• Maintain effective communication and collaboration with urologists, APPs, nursing, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.

Qualifications

• ACNP, AGNP, FNP or PA certification required
• APP Experiencepreferred
• New graduate-critical care, ED, and OR experience needed-Minimum 5 years as RN clinical experience
• Nurse Practitioner (NP): Minimum of five years of RN clinical experience, preferably in a high-acuity setting such as the ICU, surgery, operating room, or emergency department. Inpatient clinical rotations during NP training are strongly preferred, particularly rotations involving surgical or acute care populations.

Physician Assistant (PA)

Inpatient clinical rotations are strongly preferred, with preference given to candidates who have completed rotations in surgery or a surgical specialty

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IU Health offers a value-based compensation package that includes: group insurance (health, dental, life, disability), 401k with company match, generous PTO, CME allowance/time off, relocation assistance, and malpractice insurance coverage.

Community Description

Enjoy an affordable cost of living in Muncie, Indiana, while taking advantage of the many world-class amenities this community has to offer. One visit to Muncie, rich with history, recreation and festivals, will win you over!

• Home of Ball State University, offering exceptional education, collegiate sports and entertainment
• Arts and culture for all ages at the Muncie Civic Theatre, Minnetrista cultural center, David Owsley Museum of Art and one of the largest planetariums in the Midwest
• Some of Indiana's top-ranked schools, including the Indiana Academy for Science, Math and Humanities, the Burris Laboratory School, Muncie Community Schools and Yorktown Community Schools
• Ranked by Niche in 2023 as one of the top 20 counties to live in Indiana
• Outdoor recreation includes boating, fishing and camping at the Prairie Creek Reservoir, golfing, or hop on the state's longest span of recreational trails on the Cardinal Greenway
• Wineries, unique shopping and local cuisine, and outdoor music and food festivals
• Quick drive to Indianapolis and the suburbs of Fishers and Noblesville, as well as Chicago and Cincinnati

Healthcare System/Hospital Description

IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is a 379-bed hospital and is designated as alevel 3 trauma center. It is both a teaching hospital and a regional tertiary referral center. Over the last decade, the hospital has undergone a $130 million remodel.

Since the early 1980s, physicians and staff members have been actively involved in national and international medical research studies, particularly in the areas of oncology, cardiology and coagulation.