Inpatient Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Acute Care General Surgery (Non-Surgical)

MedStar Medical Group offers a rewarding career with a unique patient population just south of Washington, D.C. Become part of an organization that welcomes your experience, input, and leadership-as a clinician and healthcare expert.

We are looking for a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to function independently as an Inpatient Acute Care Advanced Practice Provider within our established General Surgery/Integrated Surgery department at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. Our exceptional team of general surgeons as well as advanced practice providers have vast experience with managing a broad spectrum of urgent and non-urgent general surgical conditions. Using a multidisciplinary, integrated approach, we partner with other disciplines such as colorectal, breast, thoracic, plastic, bariatric, transplant, oncology, radiology, and pathology. This approach provides patients with high-quality care that is unmatched in our service area and a pivotal part of our general surgeons’ philosophy of care.

The APP in this role will be responsible for assessing and coordinating care for the pre- and post- general surgery population, solely in the inpatient setting at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. Responsibilities include general surgery, inpatient consults and facilitating discharges. This position will not include any APP OR/surgical responsibilities.

New graduates with acute-care, post-acute and/or a general surgery nursing background are welcome to apply. Nurse practitioners who apply for this role are preferred to be an ACNP. We cannot accept FNPs for this role. The ideal candidate will have thorough documentation skills, a great work ethic and be able to work autonomously while being connected regularly with administrative and provider support. Patient care review meetings occur daily with surgeons, and you’ll be part of weekly multi-disciplinary huddles as well. Dedicated office space is in the professional building, in direct connection of the hospital.

The schedule for this role will be Monday through Friday, as a full-time, 1.0FTE APP working 8hrs per day. This job excludes holidays, weekends, after-hour or call responsibilities.

As a MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Provider, you can expect:

• Competitive salary with opportunity to raise your income
• Great mentorship from our established APP and MD/DO peers and administrators

• "All hands-on deck" mentality here with comprehensive on-boarding process

• 30 days of PTO, plus 7 holidays, and 2 additional personal days
• CME allowance with 5 CME days outside of PTO
• Variety of health coverage plans, plus dental and vision insurance
• Excellent retirement benefits that include great employer match

If you want an exciting career that is always challenging and brings great professional relationships with physician and staff colleagues, please apply now.

MedStar Health is a 501(c)(3) organization and Equal Opportunity employer.

The hiring range for this position is between $115,000 - $143,619.

About MedStar Health

MedStar Health is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation, and research. Our team of 32,000 includes physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and many other clinical and non-clinical associates working in a variety of settings across our health system, including 10 hospitals and more than 300 community-based locations, the largest home health provider in the region, and highly respected institutes dedicated to research and innovation. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University for more than 20 years, MedStar Health is dedicated not only to teaching the next generation of doctors, but also to the continuing education, professional development, and personal fulfillment of our whole team. Together, we use the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities. It’s how we treat people.

MedStar Health is ranked among the “Best Places to Work” by Baltimore magazine, Baltimore Business Journal and Washington Business Journal, and ranked as Top Organization for Diversity by Modern Healthcare

MedStar Health is an Equal Opportunity (EO) Employer and assures equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We hire people to work in different locations, and we comply with the federal, state and local laws governing each of those locations. MedStar Health entities that are federal government contractors are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers. MedStar Health makes all decisions regarding employment, including for example, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefit eligibility, discipline, and discharge, without regard to any protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local EO laws. If you receive an offer of employment, it is MedStar Health's policy to hire its employees on an at-will basis, which means you or MedStar Health may terminate this relationship at any time, for any reason.