Advanced Practice Provider, Orthopedics

## Position Title Advanced Practice Provider, Orthopedics ## Job Description **Purpose & Scope:** A Physician Assistant (PA) employed by VHC Health Physicians (“Physician Group”) is required to complete a PA Agreement with their Collaborating Physician(s). This PA Agreement will describe the PA’s role and function of the PA, including but not limited to, number of patients, types of illnesses, nature of treatments, special procedures, the nature of physician’s involvement, and the evaluation process. In addition, it will indicate the prescriptive authority of the PA and approval of invasive procedures authorized by the executed PA Agreement.Overall, the PA will support objectives, budget, performance metrics and medical activities at an Individual level including implementation of quality control standards, risk management and compliance programs. **Education:** Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program required. **Experience:** One year of experience as a Physician Assistant preferred. **Certification/Licensure:** Licensed as a Physician Assistant by the Virginia Department of Health Professions required. **AWARDS & RECOGNITION** - Received a **‘High Performing' designation** in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 list of maternity hospitals across the United States. This survey was based on factors most important to parents when choosing the hospital to deliver their baby. - Received a **top ranking in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals** list for 2023-2024. The report ranked hospitals in 15 adult specialties as well as national and regional rankings. VHC Health is proud to be ranked second in Northern Virginia, 4th in the Washington, DC metro region, and 5th in the Commonwealth of Virginia, out of 121 hospitals ranked - Received an **“A” grade in the spring of 2024 in the Leapfrog Group’s ranking for hospitals.** The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade gives 3,000 “general acute-care hospitals” a grade based on certain measures surrounding patient safety. - VHC Health ranked as one of the **top hospitals in the region**, according to the prestigious annual rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. VHC Health tied for fourth place alongside George Washington University Hospital and Johns Hopkins Medicine-Sibley Memorial Hospital. - VHC Health’s Outpatient Pavilion Parking Garage has been awarded the prestigious **International Parking and Mobility Institute (IPMI) 2024 Apex Award for Stand-Alone Facility Design**. - VHC Health ranks as **Best-in-State for 2024 in Virginia by Newsweek**. The first ranking of its kind, this survey ranked the leading hospitals in the United States based on four data sources. VHC Health ranked as #5 in Virginia and was in the top three in the Washington, DC, metro region. - VHC Health received **5 stars (the highest) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s Quality rating**. We were one of only 381 hospitals nationwide to achieve the prestigious five-star rating. - The Commonwealth of Virginia **renewed VHC Health’s 2021 accreditation as a Level II Trauma Center**. This underscores the hospital’s commitment to excellence as a community provider of comprehensive medical services and to acutely injured patients. - VHC Health’s cancer program received **Accreditation with Commendation** from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer Accreditation. This recognition demonstrates VHC Health’s dedication to providing our community with the highest quality cancer care. **OUR COMMUNITY** - Living in Northern Virginia, one of the best places to live near D.C., you can have it all: a lucrative job at a forward-thinking company – plus access to the country’s greatest historical sites, a bustling café culture, active nightlife and concert going, a thriving wine region, seven professional sports teams, and a mild four-season climate with year-round kayaking, biking, and hiking. We offer some of the best public and private schools in the nation and access to 60 co…