Teaching Associate, Advanced Practice Provider - Orthopaedic Oncology Service
Position Overview
Organization: Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Title: Teaching Associate, Advanced Practice Provider - Orthopaedic Oncology Service
Position Details
Position Description
Join the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington. The University of Washington is one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions and our orthopaedic surgeons cover five campuses including Harborview Medical Center, the University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake and Northwest Campus, Seattle Children’s Hospital and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and opportunities for professional growth, but also a regional environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. UW Medicine works to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge while providing outstanding primary and specialty care to people throughout the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) region.
We are recruiting an Advanced Practice Provider (APP), Teaching Associate - Physician Assistant (PA-C) or ARNP to partner with our orthopaedic surgeons on the orthopaedic oncology service at the University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake Campus and the Fred Hutch Cancer Center. Our Advanced Practice Providers work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team that in addition to orthopaedic surgeons includes medical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, pathology including trainees, other advanced practice providers and nurses. Our APPs are responsible for providing comprehensive orthopaedic care to patients in an inpatient, outpatient and operative setting and helping to manage a busy and dynamic service. The position is on an annual appointment with a 12-month service period (July 1 - June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. This position has a flexible start date in the spring or summer of 2024.
The base salary range for this position will be: $10,000 - $12,084 per month ($120,000-145,008 annually) commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Please note that only compensation provided by the University is included in University benefit determinations and calculations.
Physicians Practice Plans:
For practitioners holding an appointment in one of the physicians practice plans, additional benefits that may be available can be found here: https://faculty.uwmedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UWP-Benefits-Summary-for-recruitingef-edits-v3.pdf
Qualifications
1. Current Washington State Physician Assistant or ARNP License, or ability to obtain one prior to employment.
2. Graduate Degree from an accredited PA or ARNP program. Nationally certified PA-C or ARNP with DEA.
3. Proven excellence working in an interdisciplinary collaborative team environment in school or in practice.
4. Effective interpersonal skills, leadership skills, and clinical expertise in the care of orthopaedic patients.
5. Surgical experience.
DESIRED
Experience in orthopaedic care preferred but we can train motivated and talented individuals.
Instructions
Please submit your curriculum vitae, cover letter/personal statement, and contact information for three professional references.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Benefits Information
A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
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Disability Services
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