Colorectal PA/ACNP - Banner Thunderbird Medical Center/W. Valley - Glendale, AZ

Colorectal Advanced Practice Provider

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center/West Valley - Glendale, AZ

Join the growing team of Advanced Practice Providers with Banner Health!

Banner Health, a Top 5 Large Health System and one of the country's premier non-profit healthcare networks, is expanding its team of Advanced Practice Providers. Banner Health is recognized for its leadership and dedication to the communities we serve. Fitch and S&P ranks Banner Health with an AA- rating, based on our growth & financial stability.

An excellent opportunity for a dynamic Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with Colon and Rectal Surgical experience to join our highly trained multidisciplinary surgical team at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, AZ. Our APP will round on patients in the hospital, see patients in clinic and provide surgical first-assist in the OR. Qualified candidates must be autonomous, have an eagerness to learn, excellent work ethic and the ability to work in a collaborative environment; one that thrives in a highly integrated and innovative setting; and a desire to focus on patient excellence.

Qualifications:

• Board Certification as a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• Prescribing privileges including DEA license for controlled substance.
• ACNP with RNFA certificate required.
• Current CPR, BLS, and ACLS
• Colorectal surgery/procedural experience strongly preferred; however, new graduates with General Surgery knowledge are encouraged to apply.
• Comfortability providing First-Assist; familiarity with Robotic, Laparoscopic and Open cases.

Practice Details:

• Full-time | Monday - Thursday 8 AM - 4PM; Friday 8 AM - 1PM
• Clinical/OR Practice
• Call Required: Practice Call and One weekend of hospital call per month
• Provide care from the initial patient point of contact to pre-surgical requirements, and post-op follow-ups.
• Patient-focused, friendly, and collaborative
• Highly engaged Leadership and collaborative OR team

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) has served the Northwest Valley for more than 25 years with an unrelenting focus on excellent patient care. A recently completed $290 million expansion highlights BTMC's Level I Adult Trauma Center for patients fifteen and older. Designation as an Arizona Level I Trauma Center means Banner Thunderbird can provide total care for every aspect of injury, reducing the need to transfer patients outside the area for life-saving treatment. Examples of injuries a Level I can treat include traumatic car crash injuries, gunshot victims, stab wounds and traumatic brain injuries. BTMC has approximately six hundred beds and has increased its OR capacity to nineteen state-of-the-art surgical suites and full complement of medical sub-specialties support a growing patient base and the vibrant Glendale and surrounding communities.

The Community:

• Phoenix West Valley offers premier restaurants, shopping, and nightlife.
• Endless recreational activities including hiking, cycling, boating, golf and more.
• Excellent public & private school options
• Active high school, college, and professional sports

As an equal opportunity employer, Banner Health values culture and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds. Banner Health is an EEO Employer.

About Banner Health

You want to help lead change in the health care field – rather than just react to it. You want to spend your time doing what you do best – caring for patients. You belong at Banner Medical Group (BMG) and Banner – University Medicine Group (BUMG).As Banner Health's employed physician group with more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practitioners across more than 65 specialties, BMG, is transforming the delivery of care. This transformation can most clearly be seen in our Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) implementation. Through PCMH, we’re organizing care around patients, working in teams and coordinating and tracking care over time. The end result is the highest quality and most efficient delivery of patient care.For physicians working in their own practices, we have two different paths to lead you to a colorful career with Banner Health.We also offer faculty positions at Banner – University Medicine Center in partnership with the University of Arizona.