OR First Assist NP / PA (Part-time)

An academic medical center in Camden, New Jersey is seeking a First Assist Advanced Practice Provider to support perioperative surgical care in the operating room and throughout the postoperative continuum. This role involves collaborating with surgeons and a multidisciplinary care team to assist with procedures, patient evaluation, rounding, discharge planning, and follow-up care.

About the Opportunity:

• Shift: Day shift
• Schedule: Saturday
• Hours: 7:00am to 3:00pm
• Setting: In-person, hospital

Responsibilities:

• Serve as first assist in the operating room for surgical procedures.
• Provide surgical exposure through retraction, suctioning, tissue handling, and related first-assist techniques.
• Assist with hemostasis and wound closure or suturing as appropriate and within scope of practice.
• Perform preoperative and postoperative patient evaluations, inpatient rounding, and postoperative management.
• Review labs, imaging, and clinical findings, communicate changes in patient condition, coordinate discharge planning, and maintain EMR documentation.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner.
• Current or eligible New Jersey PA or APN license.
• Board certification appropriate to discipline.
• BLS required.
• Previous surgical and OR first assist experience.
• Ability to work effectively in a high-acuity academic medical center and multidisciplinary surgical environment.

Desired Skills:

• ACLS certification.
• Acute care certification for nurse practitioners in surgical or acute-care services.
• CDS or DEA registration.
• Experience collaborating with surgeons, residents, nursing, anesthesia, physical therapy, and case management.
• Experience with quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.