Children's Mercy Kanas City Department of Orthopedics is seeking an APRN to join our Inpatient Team at the Adele Hall location. This role is designed to support both inpatient orthopedic care and outpatient clinic responsibilities, with a particular clinic focus on assisting our oncology/ortho tumor surgeon.

Inpatient Responsibilities (0.6 FTE):

• Participate in daily patient care rounds and collaborate with orthopedic surgeons and multidisciplinary teams.
• Manage primary orthopedic patients, including post-operative care, trauma cases, and complex musculoskeletal conditions.
• Order and interpret laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures, analyze and prioritize clinical data, develop differential diagnoses, and implement evidence-based plans of care.
• Serve as a clinical resource for residents and collaborate with subspecialties such as oncology, hospital medicine, intensive care, infectious disease, and rehabilitation.
• Provide patient and family education, contribute to multidisciplinary care conferences, and ensure timely and thorough documentation.
• Assist in management with consults from the hospital medicine and other inpatient units via the orthopedic inpatient pager/Ascom phone.

Clinic Responsibilities (0.4 FTE):

• Support the oncology/ortho tumor surgeon in outpatient clinic settings, including pre-operative assessments, history and physicals, post-operative follow-ups, and ongoing management of oncology-related orthopedic conditions.
• Assist with coordination of care with Orthopaedic Complex Care APRN, patient education, and documentation within the clinic environment.
• Collaborate with surgical and medical oncology teams to ensure continuity of care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

This position offers a dynamic blend of inpatient and outpatient responsibilities, ideal for an APRN seeking a collaborative and impactful role within a high-acuity orthopedic and oncology environment.

Link: https://faculty-childrensmercykc.icims.com/jobs/34639/advanced-practice-rn-ii/job