Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant General Surgery

The Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato General Surgery/Trauma Department is hiring for a Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner. The current practice consists of 5 General Surgeons including trauma bariatric and colorectal surgeons as well as 5 NP/PAs. Due to relocation the practice is looking to replace a PA/NP to maintain practice standards.

Primary job responsibilities would include: patient evaluations such as consultations and post-surgical care; functioning as first assist in the operating room; and acute management of patients during level red trauma activations.. Other job duties include: ordering conducting and interpreting diagnostic tests formulating a diagnostic impression developing and implementing a treatment plan monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions and prescription of pharmacological agents and non-pharmacological therapies. The role would be include operative first assist inpatient management and ambulatory care patient responsibilities.

During the selection process you may participate in an OnDemand (pre-recorded) interview that you can complete at your convenience. During the OnDemand interview a question will appear on your screen and you will have time to consider each question before responding. You will have the opportunity to re-record your answer to each question Mayo Clinic will only see the final recording. The complete interview will be reviewed by a Mayo Clinic staff member and you will be notified of next steps.

Nurse Practitioner: Masters-prepared graduate of an accredited school of nursing and Nurse Practitioner program. Current MN RN and APRN license and certification as an FNP or ACNP.

Physician Assistant: Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program with current PA certification by NCCPA and registration as a PA by the MN State Board of Medical Practice.

Additional Qualifications:

• 2 years experience preferred. New graduates may be considered. Previous first assist experience preferred.
• Active BLS certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross at start date required.

External applicants: To be considered for this position please upload a cover letter and personal statement along with 2-3 letters of reference with your online application. New Graduates: at least 2 letters must be from clinical preceptors.

Mayo Clinic employees: To be considered for this position please upload last 3 performance evaluations cover letter and personal statement with the online application