About this role
Job Description
*Highland Hospital is adding Advanced Practice Providers within its Department of Surgery. Candidates for this role will be required to work a 50/50 Day/Night split with shift differential add ons available.
Some duties include but are not limited to:
The Advanced Practice Provider (Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner) provides coordinated surgical care in a blended position consisting of 50% daytime Surgical Subspecialty coverage and 50% overnight Surgical House Coverage. Working collaboratively with attending surgeons, residents, and the interdisciplinary care team, the APP evaluates and manages surgical patients in emergency, inpatient, observation, surgical short-stay, ambulatory surgery, and perioperative settings. All responsibilities are performed within the APP’s education, experience, scope of practice, medical staff privileges, and applicable physician supervision or collaboration requirements.
Daytime Surgical Subspecialty Coverage (50% of scheduled shifts)
- Provide assigned specialty coverage, including inpatient and emergency consultations, admissions, preoperative and postoperative evaluations, and daily rounds.
- Obtain histories, reconcile medications, perform comprehensive examinations, develop assessments and plans of care, and enter appropriate orders.
- Coordinate laboratory testing, imaging, medication management, perioperative pain management, discharge planning, and patient/family education.
- Provide care for assigned services, which may include Neurosurgery, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Bariatric/Colorectal/General Surgery, Otolaryngology, Vascular Surgery, and Ophthalmology.
- When assigned and appropriately privileged, provide operating room first- or second-assist functions, wound closure, approved procedures, and postoperative transfer and evaluation.
- Communicate with surgeons, consulting clinicians, residents, nurses, and other team members to promote safe and coordinated care.
Overnight Surgical House Coverage (50% of scheduled shifts)
- Provide overnight assessment, management, and cross-coverage for assigned surgical patients and services, including changes in clinical condition.
- Respond to surgical consultation requests from inpatient and emergency settings within the established coverage model; escalate to the appropriate on-call surgeon or resident.
- Evaluate postoperative concerns, order and interpret appropriate tests, initiate treatments within privileges, and facilitate higher levels of care or transfers when indicated.
- Perform authorized bedside procedures, document assessments and interventions promptly, and provide structured handoffs to daytime teams.
- Coordinate with on-call attending physicians, residents, nursing, and interdisciplinary colleagues to maintain continuity and timely escalation.
Salary Range
$98,000.00 - $130,083.20 annually
The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job’s compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
Job Requirements
- 1. Education: Completion of an accredited educational program qualifying the applicant for licensure as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner in New York State.
- 2. Experience: One to two years of experience in a surgical inpatient setting preferred; new graduates may be considered. Excellent communication and collaboration skills across all levels of clinical and administrative staff required.
- 3. License/Certification Required: Current NYS PA or NP licensure, or eligibility for licensure. American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required. First-assist certification for NPs preferred but not universally required; operating room assistance depends on applicable training, certification, privileging, and institutional requirements.