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HealthOp Solutions lists this Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant (Total Joint & Adult Reconstruction) - Sun City West, AZ opportunity in sun city west, Arizona. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant (Total Joint & Adult Reconstruction) - Sun City West, AZ
Overview & Highlights:
Location: Sun City West, Arizona
Schedule: Full-time, normal business hours
Compensation: $140,000–$180,000 annually, depending on experience
Bonus: Monthly productivity-based bonus
Benefits: Competitive health and welfare benefits; HSA with qualifying HDHP plans and company match; 401(k) with company match; Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 access
Location & Logistics:
Work Environment: A combination of inpatient, outpatient clinic, and operating room settings
Coverage Model: An independent clinic schedule with approximately 1.5 days per week assisting in the OR
Travel: Minimal local travel between clinic and hospital locations
On-Call: Yes — participation in a shared inpatient and outpatient call rotation, including scheduled after-hours and weekend coverage
About the Opportunity / A Day in the Life:
You will work alongside a fellowship-trained total joint and adult reconstruction surgeon in a collaborative orthopedic practice built around comprehensive musculoskeletal care. The role brings together clinic autonomy, consistent surgical involvement, and inpatient care, so you support patients across the whole arc of their orthopedic treatment rather than a single slice of it.
Most of your week is your own clinic. You evaluate new and established patients, manage acute and chronic orthopedic conditions, carry preoperative and postoperative visits, order and interpret diagnostics, and keep continuity tight between visits — working closely with the surgeon and the wider care team rather than in isolation. You will also round in the hospital and take part in a shared inpatient and outpatient call rotation.
Roughly 1.5 days each week are spent in the operating room providing direct surgical support and first-assist coverage. Nurse Practitioners must have completed an RN First Assist program meeting AORN Standards in order to perform first-assist responsibilities.
This is a strong fit for an experienced surgical APP who wants hands-on procedural exposure alongside genuine independence in patient management, and who wants to go deep in total joint and adult reconstruction.
Why This Role Stands Out:
Work directly alongside a fellowship-trained total joint and adult reconstruction surgeon
Maintain your own clinic schedule with meaningful autonomy in patient management
Spend approximately 1.5 days per week in the OR with direct surgical involvement
Manage patients across clinic, hospital, surgical, and postoperative settings
Build specialized expertise in total joint and adult reconstruction
Join a collaborative team working within a comprehensive musculoskeletal care model
What We're Looking For:
At least one year of surgical experience as an NP or PA
Clinical confidence in a surgical and orthopedic care environment
The ability to manage patients independently while collaborating closely with a surgeon
Strong patient education, communication, and continuity-of-care skills
Comfort moving between clinic, hospital, and operating room responsibilities
A team-oriented, adaptable approach to patient care
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Evaluate patients through comprehensive histories, physical examinations, and assessment of health status and treatment progress
Diagnose and manage acute and chronic orthopedic conditions within the APP scope of practice
Order, review, and interpret appropriate diagnostic studies, and develop treatment plans in collaboration with the supervising surgeon
Maintain an independent outpatient clinic schedule covering new, established, preoperative, and postoperative patients
Administer injections and medications and perform office-based procedures, including wound care and suturing
Assist the surgeon in the operating room, including first-assist responsibilities as appropriately credentialed
Perform hospital rounds and coordinate inpatient and postoperative care
Triage patient calls and address clinical concerns in person and by phone
Participate in the shared inpatient and outpatient call rotation, including scheduled after-hours and weekend coverage
Educate patients and families on diagnoses, procedures, recovery, treatment plans, and ongoing care
Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members to keep patient care coordinated
Maintain timely, accurate clinical documentation and strict patient confidentiality
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of one year of surgical experience
Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner program
PA: Current Arizona Physician Assistant license and NCCPA certification
NP: Current Arizona RN license and Arizona Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license
National NP certification as required by the Arizona APRN Board
NP candidates must have completed an RN First Assist program meeting AORN Standards to perform required first-assist responsibilities
Current CPR and ACLS certification
Ability to participate in inpatient and outpatient call coverage
Preferred Background:
Previous orthopedic or musculoskeletal experience
Total joint or adult reconstruction experience
Experience managing preoperative and postoperative surgical patients
Experience with hospital rounding and inpatient orthopedic care
Master's degree for Physician Assistant candidates
This Role Is Likely a Fit If You…
Enjoy a role that combines independent clinic responsibilities with hands-on surgical involvement
Want to work closely with a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon and develop deeper specialty expertise
Are comfortable managing patients across outpatient, inpatient, and perioperative settings
Thrive in a busy surgical environment where priorities can shift throughout the day
Value autonomy while still being part of a collaborative clinical team
Enjoy building continuity with patients from evaluation through surgery and recovery
This Role May Not Be a Fit If You…
Have less than one year of surgical experience
Prefer a clinic-only position without operating room responsibilities
Are not comfortable participating in an inpatient and outpatient call rotation
Prefer a role with little autonomy or independent patient management
Are an NP without the required first-assist training and credentials
Do not enjoy working across multiple care settings, including clinic, hospital, and OR environments
Why Join Us:
You will become an integral part of a specialized orthopedic team and build expertise across the full continuum of total joint and adult reconstruction care. The role offers real clinical autonomy, consistent surgical exposure, and the chance to work shoulder to shoulder with a fellowship-trained surgeon while making a visible difference to how patients recover.
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Worksite address
sun city west, AZ, 85376, US
Who can apply
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