Job Description:

New Graduate Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner 

Location: 

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Employment Type:

Full-Time. Employed, private practice.

Overview:

AP Health is a private practice comprised of advanced practice providers. We provide perioperative services to hospitals, surgeons, and surgery centers. We partner with hospitals to offer service line coverage with highly trained and knowledgeable advanced practice providers to perform history & physicals (H&Ps), inpatient care, and first assist in surgery.

AP Health is seeking a newly graduated Physician Assistant with a current NCCPA and FL state license to join our team in Fort Lauderdale, FL. A successful candidate would be open to learning all areas of surgery such as general surgery, robotics, orthopedics, total joints, neuro, backs and spine. Our ideal candidate would have prior suturing experience and is open to learning all specialties of surgery. This job is a strictly a "surgical only" position with no clinic time. This is an exciting opportunity to join a distinguished team that delivers top tier care.

This is NOT a travel, locum, placement, or per diem position. AP Health is not a recruitment company.

If you have a passion for patient-centered care, willingness to work in a fast-paced operating room atmosphere and strive for clinical excellence, come join our team today! For more information, apply today or send inquires to jobs@aphealth.com.

Reports to the Senior Vice President

Responsibilities:

• Functions as a Surgical First Assistant in the Operating Room
• Positions and drapes the patient under the direction of the surgeon
• Suturing and retracting of all tissue layers
• Demonstrates good knowledge of anatomy
• Assists in the intra-operative care of the patient by performing technical duties as assigned
• Perform comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations

Qualifications:

• Current Florida State Licensure 
• Board certified by NCCPA required
• Current BLS required / ACLS is a plus 
• Greater than 2 years, highly skilled multiple specialties in the area of First Assisting

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision benefits, short and long-term disability, basic and supplemental life
• 401K retirement plan with company matching
• Participation in the company’s Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)
• Company paid state license, malpractice, and other agreed upon licenses and dues
• Tuition Reimbursement
• $1500 company paid annual allotment for Continuing Medical Education in addition to 3 days of paid non-work time

Excellence at Work:

AP Health is a certified Great Place to Work™- a national designation based on employee feedback about trust, workplace culture and experience.