Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Orthopedic Surgery (PM&R/Spine)

Location

SAINT LOUIS, MO 63129



Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

The Orthopedic Spine Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) at WashU Orthopedics is an integral clinical leader and valued member of the PM&R/Spine team managing non-operative spine patients.

This position practices primarily in the outpatient setting across our Sunset Hills and Missouri Baptist and South County locations in St. Louis.

This role requires strong leadership skills to inspire and support staff, along with the adaptability to navigate changing priorities, workflows, and clinical protocols while maintaining exceptional patient care.

The NP or PA will facilitate multidisciplinary care—with a focus on outstanding clinical outcomes, patient experience, and compassionate care. Success in this role requires collaboration, excellent communication, and the ability to build strong relationships with patients, families, physicians, and care teams.

At WashU Orthopedics, we are committed to treating every patient like family while delivering world-class orthopedic care to our community each day. If you are a dedicated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with a passion for teamwork, leadership, and quality care, we invite you to join our team.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• •Provides direct patient care to include obtaining patient history, performing patient assessment via observation, interview and examination; orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies; performs preventative health assessments, screenings, immunizations and care; provides direct treatment and management of acute and chronic disease conditions; develops and implements patient-centered plan of care in collaboration with physicians, patients, consultants, nurses, ancillary care providers and others as appropriate to the patient's condition.
• •May bill for services covered by collaborative practice agreement.
• •Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning disease management, complication prevention, disease prevention, and quality of life improvement measures, and outcome management activities.
• •Monitors/ensures accuracy of patient medical records; maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc.
• •Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with established clinic/hospital standards.
• •Manages health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources; may perform diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with certification and state regulations.
• •Champions the safety and quality of care for patients using ITB therapy and serves as an expert in the care and management of ITB pumps. Helps develop a detailed educational program for the patients and lead the quality and safety initiative for the program.
• •Serves as clinical expert regarding rehabilitation nursing while demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill in complex clinical nursing situations.
• •Provides management services for clinical research study projects; monitors participating subjects, including medication administration and family/patient education.
• •Works in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• •Regularly participates in constant quality improvement and process improvement activities centered on the goal of providing exceptional, evidence-based patient care.
• •Enhances professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
• •Contributes to the advancement of the rehabilitation nursing profession as a whole through research, publications, and presentations.
• •Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions

Normal office environment

Exposure to blood-borne pathogens

Exposure to chemicals

Requires protective devices

Dust, dirt, grease or other disagreeable elements

Patient care setting

Direct patient care setting

Physical Effort

Typically sitting at desk or table

Typically standing or walking

Typically bending, crouching, stooping

Using tools requiring high dexterity

Occasional lifting (25 lbs or less)

Equipment

Office equipment

Lab/research equipment

Clinical/diagnostic equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Master's degree
• Certifications /Professional Licenses :

The list below may include all acceptable certifications, professional licenses and issuers. More than one credential, certification or professional license may be required depending on the role.

• Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross
• Work Experience:

• No specific work experience is required for this position.
• Skills:

• Not Applicable
• Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

We are seeking a dedicated NP or PA to join our team. Below are additional requirements and information based on each role:

Required Qualifications:

Nurse Practitioner

• •Master of Science in Nursing with emphasis in the Nurse Practitioner program.
• •Advanced Practical Nurse licensure (or ability to successfully obtain licensure within three months of date of hire).
• •Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty.
• •Basic Life Support certification (Online Basic Life Support certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the Basic Life Support requirements).

Physician Assistant

• •Graduate of PA program.
• •Current PA licensure to practice in the state of Missouri and/or Illinois, depending on location, or ability to obtain within three months of date of hire.
• •Certain/additional certifications may be necessary based on area of specialty.
• •Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Master's degree - Nurse Practitioner, Master's degree - Physician Assistant Studies
• Certifications /Professional Licenses :

• Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Physician Assistant - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Physician Assistant - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Work Experience:

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:

Adaptability, Clinical Decision Making, Clinical Diagnostics, Communication, Customer Empathy, Detail-Oriented, Disease Management, Epic EHR, Family Support, HIPAA Compliance, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationships, Multitasking, Organizing, Patient Care, Patient Education, Patient Evaluations, Patient Management, Pharmacology, Preventive Care, Teamwork, Time Management

Grade

S31

Salary Range

$97,000.00 - $174,600.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and departme