General and Acute Care Surgery Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA)- Nights

Inova Surgery is looking for a full-time General Surgery APP to join our General Surgery Service Team. Inova Surgery is currently looking for a full-time APP to join our General Surgery Service Team. The selected candidate will provide initial assessment, stabilization, and subsequent evaluations as part of ongoing care in the acute inpatient hospital setting for patients requiring admission to, as well as those already admitted.

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.

Surgery Advanced Practice Provider Job Responsibilities:

• Respond to emergent/urgent care needs for hospitalized patients within scope of practice
• Provide first response coverage while on duty
• Perform initial assessment of general surgery consults, report findings and implement a treatment plan with the appropriate general surgery attending physician, as necessary
• Elicit a detailed health history and a perform physical examination
• Admit patients to the service
• Order and expedite any necessary diagnostic studies, initiate necessary consultations, provide preoperative risk assessment, and post patients for surgery and other procedures
• Perform general surgery bedside procedures as requested on admitted and emergency department/observation patients within scope of practice
• Irrigation and debridement of open wounds
• Application of simple and complex wound dressings and coverages
• Management of drains
• Perform daily assessments of all patients
• Assist in appropriate discharge disposition
• Document patient encounters, both initial and subsequent visits
• Communicate effectively with the attending physician and other caregivers
• Participate in morning report and sign out sessions
• Actively participate in special projects as deemed necessary by the Chief of General Surgery and Lead APP.
• Review and assist with the development and implementation of policies, protocols, guidelines, and procedures related to general surgery care and systemwide initiatives as directed
• Demonstrate compliance with systemwide and departmental policies, procedures, and mandatory education requirements
• Perform assigned work safely, adhering to established department safety rules and practices; report to appropriate persons any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients or visitors
• Consistently behave as a lifelong learner, applying and integrating new knowledge and skills

Additional Requirements:

• Completion of a master's degree program as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or completion of a Physician Assistant program.
• Surgical or inpatient experience preferred.
• License or license eligible in the state of Virginia
• DEA
• BLS
• ACLS

About Inova Health

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC metropolitan area's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy.

We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than one million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed four million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs.

Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova's world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 26,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Inova is home to Northern Virginia's only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life.